The Winery Alan McCorkindale of Wairarapa of North Island

Winery Alan McCorkindale
The winery offers 22 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 25 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Wairarapa in the region of North Island

The Winery Alan McCorkindale is one of the world's great estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in of Wairarapa to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Alan McCorkindale wines

Looking for the best Winery Alan McCorkindale wines in Wairarapa among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Alan McCorkindale wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Alan McCorkindale wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Alan McCorkindale

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Alan McCorkindale

How Winery Alan McCorkindale wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of wok of shrimps with vegetables, spinach and goat cheese quiche or baskets of goat cheese with honey and nuts.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Alan McCorkindale

On the nose the white wine of Winery Alan McCorkindale. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of peach, lime or lemon. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Alan McCorkindale. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Alan McCorkindale

  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.99/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Alan McCorkindale.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Gris

Discovering the wine region of Wairarapa

Southern tip of New Zealand's North Island, an hour east of Wellington, heart of the Martinborough appellation. Climate and soils compared to Burgundy. Pinot Noir is the signature red king (national reference with Central Otago): spicy, earthy profile with black cherry, plum, blackberry, undergrowth, pepper, thyme and a smoky touch, fine tannins and a dense palate. Taut, herbaceous Sauvignon Blanc, precise buttery Chardonnay, floral Pinot Gris, peppery Syrah.

Elegant signature wines.

The top red wines of Winery Alan McCorkindale

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Alan McCorkindale

How Winery Alan McCorkindale wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish tail with white butter, veal grenadin with balsamic vinegar and honey or medallions of monkfish with citrus fruits.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Alan McCorkindale

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Alan McCorkindale. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Alan McCorkindale

  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Alan McCorkindale.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.

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Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.