Winery Craggy Range - Gimblett Gravels Les Beaux Cailloux

Winery Craggy RangeGimblett Gravels Les Beaux Cailloux

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Gimblett Gravels Les Beaux Cailloux of Winery Craggy Range is a white wine from the region of Gimblett Gravels of North Island.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Gimblett Gravels Les Beaux Cailloux of the Winery Craggy Range is in the top 50 of wines of Gimblett Gravels.

Taste structure of the Gimblett Gravels Les Beaux Cailloux from the Winery Craggy Range

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Gimblett Gravels Les Beaux Cailloux 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 Gimblett Gravels Les Beaux Cailloux 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.

Details and technical informations about Winery Craggy Range's Gimblett Gravels Les Beaux Cailloux.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.4°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Gimblett Gravels Les Beaux Cailloux - 2017
In the top 50 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Gimblett Gravels Les Beaux Cailloux - 2011
In the top 50 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Gimblett Gravels Les Beaux Cailloux - 2010
In the top 50 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Gimblett Gravels Les Beaux Cailloux - 2007
In the top 50 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Gimblett Gravels Les Beaux Cailloux - 2005
In the top 50 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Gimblett Gravels Les Beaux Cailloux from Winery Craggy Range are 2010, 2017, 2011, 2007 and 2005.

Informations about the Winery Craggy Range

The winery offers 46 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Gimblett Gravels in the region of North Island

The Winery Craggy Range is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Gimblett Gravels to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine North Island
In the top 500 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 55 of of Gimblett Gravels wines
In the top 7500 of white wines
In the top 40000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Light (taste of)

Taste close to oxidation, characteristic of champagnes altered by prolonged exposure to light.

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