The Winery Awatere Pass of Hawke's Bay of North Island

Winery Awatere Pass - Pinot Noir
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This estate is part of the Foley Family Wines.
It is ranked in the top 15 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Awatere Pass is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Awatere Pass wines

Looking for the best Winery Awatere Pass wines in Hawke's Bay among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Awatere Pass 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 Awatere Pass wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Awatere Pass

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Awatere Pass

How Winery Awatere Pass wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baeckeoffe, veal blanquette burger or oven roasted rabbit with mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Awatere Pass

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Awatere Pass. is a with a nice freshness.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Awatere Pass.

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Hawke's Bay

The wine region of Hawke's Bay is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. We currently count 274 estates and châteaux in the of Hawke's Bay, producing 1268 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Awatere Pass

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Awatere Pass

How Winery Awatere Pass wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of linguine with squid ink and cockles, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or endives with goat cheese au gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Awatere Pass

On the nose the white wine of Winery Awatere Pass. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Awatere Pass. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Awatere Pass

  • 2013With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Awatere Pass.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Awatere Pass

Planning a wine route in the of Hawke's Bay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Awatere Pass.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Awatere Pass and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Laggan Bay whisky distillery to open on Islay

Plans have been approved for what will become Islay’s 12th Scotch malt whisky distillery. Laggan Bay is set to be developed by whisky bottlers and brewers The Islay Boys, in association with Ian Macleod Distillers. Argyll and Bute Council has granted planning permission for the distillery, which The Islay Boys said will produce ‘a traditional, double-distillation Islay whisky’, at Glenegedale in Laggan Bay, close to the island’s airport. The new development, on a two-hectare site, will also incl ...

Decanter World Wine Awards 2022: Results announced

The world’s largest and most influential wine competition, Decanter World Wine Awards results offer a definitive guide to the dynamic world of wine. Each year’s results offer surprises and revelations, highlighting growth in quality and consistency – or lack thereof. An all-time record for wines tasted, discover the results from the 19th edition of the competition. Quick links to DWWA 2022 results Search all Best in Show medals Search all Platinum medals Search all Gold medals Search ...

The word of the wine: Oxidized

Altered by oxidation.