The Winery Johner Estate of Wairarapa of North Island

Winery Johner Estate - Sauvignon Blanc
The winery offers 24 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 16 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Wairarapa in the region of North Island

The Winery Johner Estate is one of the world's great estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in of Wairarapa to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Johner Estate wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Johner Estate

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Johner Estate

How Winery Johner Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of brasucade of mussels from languedoc, quiche without pastry or chicken el diablo.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Johner Estate

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Johner Estate

  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Wairarapa

The wine region of Wairarapa is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Whistling Track or the Domaine Schubert produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Wairarapa are Pinot noir, Pinot gris and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Wairarapa often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, lemon or straw and sometimes also flavors of honey, stone fruit or stone.

In the mouth of Wairarapa is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 47 estates and châteaux in the of Wairarapa, producing 115 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Wairarapa go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Johner Estate

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Johner Estate

How Winery Johner Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of new york hot dog, salmon in foil in the microwave or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Johner Estate.

  • Chardonnay

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 red wines of Winery Johner Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Johner Estate

How Winery Johner Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, mascarpone pasta with tomato sauce or pork tenderloin with chorizo and peppers.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Johner Estate

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Johner Estate

  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.78/5

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

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

The word of the wine: Trading

Term used to designate the wine trade and related professions. Sometimes used in contrast to viticulture.

The top sweet wines of Winery Johner Estate

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Johner Estate

How Winery Johner Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of cuttlefish rust, nanie's diced ham quiche or the trapper's gourmet plate.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Johner Estate

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Johner Estate. often reveals types of flavors of earth. In the mouth the sweet wine of Winery Johner Estate. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Johner Estate

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Johner Estate.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

The top pink wines of Winery Johner Estate

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Johner Estate

How Winery Johner Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of express veal stew in a pressure cooker, zucchini lasagna or duck and peach brochettes.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Johner Estate

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

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Johner Estate

  • 2020With an average score of 4.50/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Hat

Solid part (marc), composed of pips and skins (sometimes of the stalk), which forms at the top of the tank during fermentation. The pigeage consists in breaking this cap to put back in suspension these elements and to favour the exchanges between the juice and the skins.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Johner Estate

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

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.

News about Winery Johner Estate and wines from the region

New Zealand’s Craggy Range joins La Place de Bordeaux

The estate, which comprises the Gimblett Gravels (Hawke’s Bay) and Te Muna Road (Martinborough) vineyards, will be represented at La Place by two of the oldest négociants, CVBG and Mähler-Besse, in both Europe and Asia. The 2020 vintage of Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah and Craggy Range Aroha Pinot Noir will join the ranks of some of the world’s most renowned wines. La Place ‘made sense’ for Craggy with the estate focused on expanding its distribution reach within the world of fine wine, ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Trading

Term used to designate the wine trade and related professions. Sometimes used in contrast to viticulture.