The Winery Folding Hill of Central Otago of South Island

Winery Folding Hill - Pinot Noir
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 78 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in Central Otago in the region of South Island

The Winery Folding Hill is one of the world's great estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Central Otago to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Folding Hill wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Folding Hill

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Folding Hill

How Winery Folding Hill wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon), guinea fowl with olives or duck legs with confit potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Folding Hill

On the nose the red wine of Winery Folding Hill. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mushroom or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Folding Hill. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Folding Hill

  • 2014With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.83/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Central Otago

The wine region of Central Otago is located in the region of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Amisfield or the Domaine Felton Road produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Central Otago are Pinot noir et Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Central Otago often reveals types of flavors of cherry, perfume or pomegranate and sometimes also flavors of savory, sage or cedar.

In the mouth of Central Otago is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 277 estates and châteaux in the of Central Otago, producing 820 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Central Otago go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Folding Hill

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

Discover the grape variety: Madeleine royale

Variety obtained in 1845 by the Moreau-Robert company by crossing the frankenthal noir with the pinot blanc. It has not been propagated for a long time, which means that it is now in danger of disappearing. It is, however, listed in the Official Catalogue of Table Grape Varieties, list A1. - Synonym: Madeleine impériale, plant du caporal (all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!).

News about Winery Folding Hill and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Sulphiting

Introduction of a sulphurous solution into a must or wine to protect it from accidents or diseases, or to select the ferments.