The Winery Bishop's Leap of Marlborough of South Island

Winery Bishop's Leap - Pinot Noir
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Marlborough Valley Wines.
It is ranked in the top 335 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in Marlborough in the region of South Island

The Winery Bishop's Leap is one of the best wineries to follow in Marlborough.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Marlborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Bishop's Leap wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Bishop's Leap

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Bishop's Leap

How Winery Bishop's Leap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of lomo saltado, tête de veau sauce moi or rabbit with mustard in a casserole.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Bishop's Leap

On the nose the red wine of Winery Bishop's Leap. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Bishop's Leap. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Bishop's Leap

  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Bishop's Leap.

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Marlborough

The wine region of Marlborough is located in the region of South Island of New Zealand. We currently count 1237 estates and châteaux in the of Marlborough, producing 3419 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Marlborough go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Bishop's Leap

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Bishop's Leap

How Winery Bishop's Leap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of marco polo salad, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or spinach and goat cheese cake.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Bishop's Leap

On the nose the white wine of Winery Bishop's Leap. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, kiwi or passion fruit and sometimes also flavors of gooseberry, guava or elderflower. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Bishop's Leap. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Bishop's Leap

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Bishop's Leap.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Bishop's Leap

Planning a wine route in the of Marlborough? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Bishop's Leap.

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 Bishop's Leap and wines from the region

Decanter World Wine Awards 2022: Results announced

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Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

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Edmond de Rothschild Heritage purchases Central Otago winery Akarua

The deal includes 34.5ha under vine in the heart of the mountainous Bannockburn sub-region. It is mainly planted with Pinot Noir, but there are pockets of Chardonnay and Riesling too. Sir Clifford Skeggs, a Kiwi businesmman, and Lady Marie Skeggs purchased the land for Akarua in 1995, and planting began the following year. The first wines were bottled from the 1999 vintage. Akarua is now firmly established as one of the largest family-owned operations in Central Otago, and its 100% estate-grown ...

The word of the wine: Rimage

"Vintage", in Catalan. A natural sweet wine that is bottled early to preserve its fruitiness, as opposed to those aged in an oxidizing environment (see this word). Syn.: vintage (for maury, port).