The Winery Hawkshead of Central Otago of South Island

Winery Hawkshead - First Vines Pinot Noir
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 100 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in Central Otago in the region of South Island

The Winery Hawkshead is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Central Otago to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Hawkshead wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Hawkshead

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Hawkshead

How Winery Hawkshead wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of celine's version of moussaka (5th meeting), veal tagine with carrots and dried apricots or duck with orange.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Hawkshead

On the nose the red wine of Winery Hawkshead. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Hawkshead. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Hawkshead

  • 2010With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • 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).

The top white wines of Winery Hawkshead

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Hawkshead

How Winery Hawkshead wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of spaghetti squash with cream and bacon, haddock with curry cream or filets of lamb with morels.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Hawkshead

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Hawkshead

  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Hawkshead

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Hawkshead

How Winery Hawkshead wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal escalope with marsala, new york hot dog or rabbit with kriek and cherries.

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Decommissioning

Removal of the right to the appellation of origin of a wine; it is then marketed as Vin de France.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Hawkshead

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 Hawkshead.

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.

News about Winery Hawkshead and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Decommissioning

Removal of the right to the appellation of origin of a wine; it is then marketed as Vin de France.