The Winery Drylands of Marlborough of South Island

Winery Drylands
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Constellation Brands.
It is ranked in the top 125 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in Marlborough in the region of South Island

The Winery Drylands is one of the best wineries to follow in Marlborough.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Marlborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Drylands wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Drylands

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Drylands

How Winery Drylands wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, saddle of lamb with herbs or roast veal with mustard cream.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Drylands

On the nose the red wine of Winery Drylands. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Drylands

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Marlborough

The wine region of Marlborough is located in the region of South Island of New Zealand. We currently count 1237 estates and châteaux in the of Marlborough, producing 3419 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Marlborough go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Drylands

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Drylands

How Winery Drylands wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of ideas for savoury pancake toppings, daube niçoise or chicken bonne femme.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Drylands

On the nose the white wine of Winery Drylands. 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 Drylands. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Drylands

  • 1980With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Drylands

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

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News about Winery Drylands and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Shoulder

The upper part of the bottle located at the base of the shoulder-shaped neck.