The Kahurangi Estate is one of the best wineries to follow in South Island.. It offers 25 wines for sale in of South Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Kahurangi Estate wines in South Island among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Kahurangi 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 Kahurangi Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Kahurangi Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of steak tartare, paupiettes à la mérignicaise or rabbit with hunter's sauce.
On the nose the red wine of Kahurangi Estate. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, non oak or vegetal. In the mouth the red wine of Kahurangi Estate. is a with a nice freshness.
New Zealand's southern island, cradle of the country's great wines. Sauvignon Blanc signature in Marlborough (~80% of national vineyard): explosive and tropical with grapefruit, passion fruit, boxwood, cut grass and mineral touch — global benchmark. Pinot Noir star in Central Otago (among the most southerly) and Waipara: airy with cherry, raspberry, undergrowth, thyme. Taut Riesling, precise Chardonnay, floral Pinot Gris.
Aromatic, chiselled style.
How Kahurangi Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of pasta with tuna, braised chicken and plantains or very simple muffins.
On the nose the white wine of Kahurangi Estate. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, apricot or honey and sometimes also flavors of lychee, earth or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Kahurangi Estate. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
How Kahurangi Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal axoa (basque country), sauerkraut of the sea in casserole or duck breast with honey, potato and onion with garlic.
Said of a typical wine that stands out for its originality. Used in the plural, it refers to all the organoleptic components of a wine (flavours and tactile sensations).
How Kahurangi Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of cannelloni of meat, cream and tuna quiche or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.
Structured, aromatic dry whites oak-aged, with a golden robe, an ample, oaky palate and preserved acidity. Signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit), exotic fruits (passion fruit, mango), white flowers and vanilla, toasty, smoky oak notes. Grown in California (Napa, Sonoma), South Africa and Australia. Commercial name for Sauvignon Blanc popularised by Robert Mondavi in the 1960s for barrel-fermented styles.
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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.
