Winery Craggy RangeChardonnay Gimblett Gravels Vineyard
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Taste structure of the Chardonnay Gimblett Gravels Vineyard from the Winery Craggy Range
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Chardonnay Gimblett Gravels Vineyard of Winery Craggy Range in the region of North Island is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Chardonnay Gimblett Gravels Vineyard of Winery Craggy Range in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Chardonnay Gimblett Gravels Vineyard
Pairings that work perfectly with Chardonnay Gimblett Gravels Vineyard
Original food and wine pairings with Chardonnay Gimblett Gravels Vineyard
The Chardonnay Gimblett Gravels Vineyard of Winery Craggy Range matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of braised (green) cabbage, salmon steaks with lemon and shallot sauce or quiche without eggs.
Details and technical informations about Winery Craggy Range's Chardonnay Gimblett Gravels Vineyard.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Chardonnay Gimblett Gravels Vineyard from Winery Craggy Range are 2015, 2019, 2018, 2016 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Craggy Range
The Winery Craggy Range is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Gimblett Gravels to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Gimblett Gravels
The wine region of Gimblett Gravels is located in the region of Hawke's Bay of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Craggy Range or the Domaine Matariki produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gimblett Gravels are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gimblett Gravels often reveals types of flavors of cream, cigar or blackberry jam and sometimes also flavors of black olive, fig or cheese.
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: Soft
Sweet wine containing between 30 and 50 grams of residual sugar. A sweet wine is made from very ripe grapes but without being affected by botrytis cinerea and without being raisined. This term can also be applied to a dry wine that is smooth and fat in the mouth.
