Winery Cambridge RoadPapillon Blanc
White wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Pinot gris, the Riesling and the Viognier.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Papillon Blanc of Winery Cambridge Road in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Papillon Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Papillon Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Papillon Blanc
The Papillon Blanc of Winery Cambridge Road matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of very simple spaghetti carbonara, rabbit with onions and mustard or cannelloni with salmon and spinach.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cambridge Road's Papillon Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris
Rich, ample whites with a golden robe, showing aromas of pear, quince, honey, smoke, ginger and spice. Made as structured dry wines (Alsace AOC), off-dry and sumptuous late-harvest sweet (vendange tardive, sélection de grains nobles). Lighter and crisper in Italy as Pinot Grigio (Veneto, Friuli). Also in Germany (Grauburgunder), Hungary (Szürkebarát) and Oregon. A grey mutation of Pinot Noir.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Papillon Blanc from Winery Cambridge Road are 2016, 0, 2012, 2018 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Cambridge Road
The Winery Cambridge Road is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Martinborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Martinborough
Small iconic GI of Wairarapa (southern tip of North Island, New Zealand): signature Pinot Noir as king red — structured and savory with notes of black plum, cherry, blackberry, mushroom, dried thyme, leather and a floral touch, fine tannins and signature mineral tension, "masculine" complex style contrasting with Central Otago. Lively Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay as complement. GI, well-drained gravel terraces and clay-limestone, windy semi-maritime.
The wine region of North Island
New Zealand's North Island, warmer and more varied than the South Island. Bordeaux varieties and Pinot Noir as signatures. Merlot in Hawke's Bay as a supple red with notes of plum, ripe cherry, fresh herbs and a spicy touch, round tannins — blended with Cabernet and peppery Syrah. Fine Pinot Noir in Wairarapa/Martinborough (cherry, undergrowth).
The word of the wine: Ugni blanc
White grape variety of Italian origin, and the main white variety grown in France. Its large bunches give fine, light and lively wines, suitable for distillation: today it is the main variety for making cognac and armagnac. Ugni blanc, which is a little richer in alcohol when grown in Mediterranean regions, is used in the blending of the Provence and Corsica appellations, often in association with other grape varieties that bring aromas and structure, such as clairette, grenache blanc or sauvignon. Ugni blanc is also used, on a secondary basis, in the production of certain white wines in Gironde (AOC Bordeaux, Entre-deux-Mers, etc.).
