The Winery Cambridge Road of North Island

Winery Cambridge Road - Animus Blanc
The winery offers 31 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 135 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in North Island

The Winery Cambridge Road is one of the best wineries to follow in North Island.. It offers 31 wines for sale in of North Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Cambridge Road wines

Looking for the best Winery Cambridge Road wines in North Island among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Cambridge Road 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 Cambridge Road wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Cambridge Road

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Cambridge Road

How Winery Cambridge Road wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of tripe in the style of caen, niçoise salad or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Cambridge Road

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Cambridge Road

  • 2013With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Cambridge Road.

  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Pinot Meunier

Discovering 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.

Although Northland's contribution to the New Zealand wine industry is minuscule (in 2013, the region crushed 130 metric tonnes of grapes, compared to Marlborough's 250,000), it is important historically. The first vines were planted in the Bay of Islands in 1819, a Full 30 years before missionaries began planting in the Hawkes Bay. The founding father of viticulture in the Antipodes, James Busby, had a Vineyard at his house at Waitangi before going on to establish the Hunter Valley wine region in Australia. This Waitangi property is also where New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, was signed in 1840.

In the late 1800s, kauri-gum diggers from Croatia began to move into the area in search of fortune, bringing winemaking traditions from their homeland. While viticulture in the region has never been viable on a large scale, Northland's boutique wine industry is growing fast, with the Northland Wine Growers Association (formed in 2007) boasting a membership of more than 50. Northland's sub-tropical Climate is unique in New Zealand. Warm, humid summers and rainy winters are challenging for growers, who must employ careful vineyard techniques to avoid mildew and rot.

The top red wines of Winery Cambridge Road

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Cambridge Road

How Winery Cambridge Road wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tagine with prunes and almonds, veal simmered with vegetables or potjevleesch.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Cambridge Road

On the nose the red wine of Winery Cambridge Road. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Cambridge Road. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Cambridge Road

  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Cambridge Road.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Marsanne

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.

The top sweet wines of Winery Cambridge Road

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Cambridge Road

How Winery Cambridge Road wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of aiguillette of duck with honey, cassoulet of yesteryear or wild rabbit with cider.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Cambridge Road

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Cambridge Road. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Cambridge Road

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Cambridge Road.

  • Pinot Gris
  • Pinot Noir
  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Meunier

The word of the wine: Press (wine)

In red winemaking, wine made from the marcs by pressing after devatting. See goutte (wine of).

The top sparkling wines of Winery Cambridge Road

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Cambridge Road

How Winery Cambridge Road wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of tuna nuggets, chicken tagine with apricots and almonds or buckwheat cake à la bretonne.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Cambridge Road

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Cambridge Road. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Cambridge Road

  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Cambridge Road.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Gris

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top pink wines of Winery Cambridge Road

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Cambridge Road

How Winery Cambridge Road wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of rosbeef casserole mamie, lamb tagine with vegetables and sweet potatoes or wiener schnitzel or viennese schnitzel.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Cambridge Road

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Cambridge Road. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Cambridge Road

  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Cambridge Road.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Riesling
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Pinot Meunier

The word of the wine: Bouchy

See cabernet franc.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Cambridge Road

Planning a wine route in the of North Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Cambridge Road.

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.

News about Winery Cambridge Road and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Press (wine)

In red winemaking, wine made from the marcs by pressing after devatting. See goutte (wine of).