The Winery Kiritea of Wairarapa of North Island

Winery Kiritea
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 168 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Wairarapa in the region of North Island

The Winery Kiritea is one of the best wineries to follow in Wairarapa.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Wairarapa to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Kiritea wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Kiritea

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Kiritea

How Winery Kiritea wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with dark beer, veal grenadin with balsamic vinegar and honey or roast duck with cider sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Kiritea

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Kiritea

  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Kiritea

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 Kiritea.

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.