The Fairmont Estate of North Island

Fairmont Estate
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 1317 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in North Island

The Fairmont Estate is one of the best wineries to follow in North Island.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of North Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Fairmont Estate wines

Looking for the best Fairmont Estate wines in North Island among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Fairmont Estate 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 Fairmont Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Fairmont Estate

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Fairmont Estate

How Fairmont Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of traditional welsh dark beer, salmon koulibiac or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Fairmont Estate

On the nose the white wine of Fairmont Estate. often reveals types of flavors of oak, tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Fairmont Estate. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Fairmont Estate

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.64/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Fairmont Estate.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Gris

Discovering 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).

Ample Chardonnay in Gisborne ('Chardonnay capital'), taut Sauvignon, floral Pinot Gris. Maritime temperate climate. Varied vineyard.

The top red wines of Fairmont Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Fairmont Estate

How Fairmont Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos with foie gras, calf's head with sauce ravigote or roast duck with cider sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Fairmont Estate

On the nose the red wine of Fairmont Estate. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Fairmont Estate. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Fairmont Estate

  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Fairmont Estate

Planning a wine route in the of North Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Fairmont Estate.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.