The Winery Kaikoura Bay of Marlborough of South Island

Winery Kaikoura Bay - Chardonnay
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 37 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in Marlborough in the region of South Island

The Winery Kaikoura Bay is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Marlborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Kaikoura Bay wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Kaikoura Bay

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Kaikoura Bay

How Winery Kaikoura Bay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of quiche without eggs, salmon and goat cheese quiche or summer tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Kaikoura Bay

On the nose the white wine of Winery Kaikoura Bay. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Kaikoura Bay. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Kaikoura Bay

  • 2020With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.63/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Marlborough

The wine region of Marlborough is located in the region of South Island of New Zealand. We currently count 1237 estates and châteaux in the of Marlborough, producing 3419 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Marlborough go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Winery Kaikoura Bay

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Kaikoura Bay

How Winery Kaikoura Bay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of spaghetti with beef balls, lamb chops with spanish sauce or osso-bucco with asian flavours, funambuline style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Kaikoura Bay

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Kaikoura Bay

  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.31/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Kaikoura Bay

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 Winery Kaikoura Bay.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Kaikoura Bay and wines from the region

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Taking place over a month, between the 11 December and the 10 January, the unique Decanter at Home online event provides the perfect opportunity to sample a range of fine wines and access a series of curated videos from leading winemakers and experts at a time that suits you.  A limited number of tickets are available for six world-class wine tasting masterclasses, including Bordeaux’s Château Angelus and Burgundy’s Bonneau du Martray, as well as general non-tasting tickets unlocking ...

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

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: Grand cru classé

In the Bordeaux region, this refers to certain châteaux in the Médoc and also in Saint-Émilion which are classified.