Winery AscensionThe Vestal Virgin Viognier

White wine of North Island of New Zealand

3.7

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The The Vestal Virgin Viognier of Winery Ascension is a white wine from the region of North Island.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or game (deer, venison).
The The Vestal Virgin Viognier of the Winery Ascension is in the top 5 of wines of North Island.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Oak

Floral

Microbio

On the nose the The Vestal Virgin Viognier of Winery Ascension in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, floral.

Food and wine pairings with The Vestal Virgin Viognier

Pairings that work perfectly with The Vestal Virgin Viognier

Original food and wine pairings with The Vestal Virgin Viognier

The The Vestal Virgin Viognier of Winery Ascension matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche, stuffed duck or goose neck or scallops with saffron.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ascension's The Vestal Virgin Viognier.

Winery

Winery Ascension

Grape varieties

Viognier

Region/Great wine region

North Island

Country

New Zealand

Style of wine

White

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Informations about the Winery Ascension

The winery offers 5 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in North Island

The Winery Ascension is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of North Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 6000 of of New Zealand wines

In the top 3 of of North Island wines

In the top 150000 of white wines

In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of North Island

New-zealand/north-island/northland">Northland, as its name suggests, is New Zealand's northernmost wine-producing region, around four hours' drive northwest of the country's largest city, Auckland. Most of the Northland region's wineries are situated on the east coast, particularly around the Bay of Islands and the Karikari Pensinula, with another cluster on the west coast near Kaitaia. The region's red wines are mostly produced from Syrah, Pinotage">Pinotage and the Hybrid variety Chambourcin. Chardonnay leads the way for white wine grape varieties; Pinot Gris, Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc are among the other varieties cultivated here.

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