Winery Church RoadMcDonald Series Pinot Gris
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
This wine generally goes well with pork, cured meat or mushrooms.
Taste structure of the McDonald Series Pinot Gris from the Winery Church Road
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the McDonald Series Pinot Gris of Winery Church Road in the region of North Island is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the McDonald Series Pinot Gris of Winery Church Road in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with McDonald Series Pinot Gris
Pairings that work perfectly with McDonald Series Pinot Gris
Original food and wine pairings with McDonald Series Pinot Gris
The McDonald Series Pinot Gris of Winery Church Road matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese, pork chops with curry and honey or sheep's feet with mountain honey.
Details and technical informations about Winery Church Road's McDonald Series Pinot Gris.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of McDonald Series Pinot Gris from Winery Church Road are 2018, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Church Road
The Winery Church Road is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 49 wines for sale in the of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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 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.
The word of the wine: Vatting
After five to eight days of alcoholic fermentation, it is possible to prolong the maceration in order to extract the maximum amount of matter from the marc. The wines obtained in this way are rich and full-bodied, and in principle are intended for laying down.
