The Winery Falconhead of Hawke's Bay of North Island

Winery Falconhead
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 366 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Falconhead is one of the best wineries to follow in Hawke's Bay.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Falconhead wines

Looking for the best Winery Falconhead wines in Hawke's Bay among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Falconhead 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 Falconhead wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Falconhead

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Falconhead

How Winery Falconhead wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of sauté of veal with olives (corsica), tomato, zucchini and tuna flan or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Falconhead

On the nose the white wine of Winery Falconhead. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, earth or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Falconhead. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Falconhead

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 2.90/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

Discovering 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 top red wines of Winery Falconhead

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Falconhead

How Winery Falconhead wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of roast beef in a crust, meat and cheese pie or veal chop with rosemary.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Falconhead

On the nose the red wine of Winery Falconhead. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, earth or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Falconhead. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Falconhead

  • 2013With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.23/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.14/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top pink wines of Winery Falconhead

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Falconhead

How Winery Falconhead wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of ramen burger, pastillas with lamb and apricots or roast veal with chanterelles and cream.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Falconhead

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Falconhead. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Falconhead.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Montepulciano

The word of the wine: Sour

Said of a wine that is unpleasantly pungent and has a vinegar-like odour.

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Planning a wine route in the of Hawke's Bay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Falconhead.

Discover the grape variety: Montepulciano

A very old grape variety, most likely originating in Italy, now cultivated mainly in the central and central-eastern parts of this country, registered in France in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1. Montepulciano has long been confused with sangiovese or nielluccio, an A.D.N. analysis has shown that it is different.

News about Winery Falconhead and wines from the region

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Burgy

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vergisson

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Vergisson, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The word of the wine: Sour

Said of a wine that is unpleasantly pungent and has a vinegar-like odour.