The Winery Gibbston Valley of South Island

Winery Gibbston Valley - China Terrace Pinot Noir
The winery offers 43 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 64 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in South Island

The Winery Gibbston Valley is one of the world's great estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in of South Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Gibbston Valley wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Gibbston Valley

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Gibbston Valley

How Winery Gibbston Valley wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew to be prepared the day before, cocotte chicken roulades or pheasant in a casserole with white wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Gibbston Valley

On the nose the red wine of Winery Gibbston Valley. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, non oak or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of black cherries, floral or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Gibbston Valley. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Gibbston Valley

  • 2008With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.07/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of South Island

Central Otago, near the bottom of New Zealand's South Island, vies for the title of world's most southerly wine region. Vineyards cling to the sides of mountains and high above river gorges in this dramatic landscape. Pinot Noir has proven itself in this challenging Terroir, and takes up nearly three-quarters of the region's vineyard area. The typical Central Otago Pinot Noir is intense and deeply colored, with flavors of doris plum, Sweet spice and bramble.

Two Paddocks, owned by actor Sam Neill, had thought the Last Chance vineyard was the world's most southerly (at 45°15'). But several major Patagonian projects are underway at around 45 to 46°, and Argentina can currently claim the honor for Alejandro Bulgheroni's new vineyard at Sarmiento (45°60'). The viticultural zone covers the mountainous area around the tourist resort town of Queenstown on the eastern side of the Southern Alps. The exact boundaries and sub-regional divisions are not official, but a geographic indication is in the pipeline.

Wineries are scattered around several distinct sub-regions: Gibbston, Alexandra, Wanaka and the Cromwell Basin, itself home to Bendigo, Bannockburn and Lowburn. Lakes Dunstan, Wakatipu and Wanaka all contribute to the terroir as well, along with the Kawarau and Clutha Rivers. Gold brought the first settlers to the region in the 1860s, and most of the towns in this Part of Otago have a Rich gold-mining history. The first vines were planted during this time by a French migrant but, unlike in the Sierra Foothills region of California where the European settlers provided a steady demand for wines, the tough, transient Otago miners had no interest in drinking wine, preferring beer and spirits.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Gibbston Valley

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Gibbston Valley

How Winery Gibbston Valley wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of roast pork in the oven, quick smoked salmon croque-monsieur or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Gibbston Valley

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Gibbston Valley. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or tree fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Gibbston Valley.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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 Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

The top pink wines of Winery Gibbston Valley

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Gibbston Valley

How Winery Gibbston Valley wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of gigolette of rabbit, zucchini lasagna or duck legs confit.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Gibbston Valley

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Gibbston Valley. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Gibbston Valley

  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Slim

A thin wine, lacking flesh and body.

The top white wines of Winery Gibbston Valley

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Gibbston Valley

How Winery Gibbston Valley wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of veal saltimbocca, smoked salmon and herb sandwich cakes or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Gibbston Valley

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Gibbston Valley

  • 2018With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5

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

  • Riesling
  • Pinot Gris
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

The top sweet wines of Winery Gibbston Valley

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Gibbston Valley

How Winery Gibbston Valley wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of endives with ham, saka-saka or rabbit with green olives.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Gibbston Valley

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Gibbston Valley. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of Winery Gibbston Valley. is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Gibbston Valley

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Gibbston Valley.

  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling
  • Pinot Blanc

The word of the wine: Aromatic

Character of a wine that is particularly expressive and rich in aromas. Some grape varieties, such as Gewurztraminer or Muscat, produce very aromatic wines.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Gibbston Valley

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

Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.

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The word of the wine: Slim

A thin wine, lacking flesh and body.