The Johnson Estate is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Marlborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Johnson Estate wines in Marlborough among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Johnson 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 Johnson Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Johnson Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of improved horse steak, piccata with cheese or sarthe pot.
On the nose the red wine of Johnson Estate. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, plum or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Johnson Estate. is a with a nice freshness.
World reference for Sauvignon Blanc: aromatic, exuberant whites with signature notes of passion fruit, gooseberry, grapefruit and cut grass, sharp lively acidity and an iodised finish. King grape on 71% of the vineyard since 1972. Also fine, silky Pinot Noir (cherry, plum, spice), taut Chardonnay and lively Riesling. Traditional-method sparklers on the rise.
28,000 ha in the northeast of the South Island, sunny oceanic climate, stony soils.
How Johnson Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of paella from an old spanish grandmother..., quiche lorraine or goat's cheese, pepper, tomato and bacon tart.
On the nose the white wine of Johnson Estate. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, lime or minerality. In the mouth the white wine of Johnson Estate. is a with a nice freshness.
Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.
Planning a wine route in the of Marlborough? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Johnson Estate.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
