Winery Ata Rangi - Craighall Chardonnay

Winery Ata RangiCraighall Chardonnay

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Craighall Chardonnay of Winery Ata Rangi is a white wine from the region of Martinborough of North Island.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Craighall Chardonnay of the Winery Ata Rangi is in the top 10 of wines of Martinborough.

Taste structure of the Craighall Chardonnay from the Winery Ata Rangi

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Craighall Chardonnay of Winery Ata Rangi in the region of North Island is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, butter

Wine with microbio taste

cream, oil

Wine with earth taste

stone, honey

Wine with vegetal taste

chard, straw

Wine with floral taste

citrus blossom, honeysuckle

On the nose the Craighall Chardonnay of Winery Ata Rangi in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, vegetal or honey and sometimes also flavors of melon, straw or yeast.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ata Rangi's Craighall Chardonnay.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Craighall Chardonnay - 2017
In the top 10 of of Martinborough wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Craighall Chardonnay - 2016
In the top 10 of of Martinborough wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Craighall Chardonnay - 2015
In the top 10 of of Martinborough wines
Average rating: 411110
Craighall Chardonnay - 2014
In the top 10 of of Martinborough wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Craighall Chardonnay - 2013
In the top 10 of of Martinborough wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Craighall Chardonnay - 2012
In the top 10 of of Martinborough wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Craighall Chardonnay - 2011
In the top 10 of of Martinborough wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Craighall Chardonnay from Winery Ata Rangi are 2017, 2016, 2007, 2014 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Ata Rangi

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Martinborough in the region of North Island

The Winery Ata Rangi is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Martinborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine North Island
In the top 150 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 10 of of Martinborough wines
In the top 3000 of white wines
In the top 20000 wines of the world

The wine region of Martinborough

The wine region of Martinborough is located in the region of Wairarapa of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kusuda or the Domaine Craggy Range produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Martinborough are Pinot noir, Pinot gris and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Martinborough often reveals types of flavors of cherry, nutmeg or tomatoes and sometimes also flavors of dark chocolate, exotic spice or underbrush.


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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