The Winery Leo of Nelson of South Island

Winery Leo
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of South Island.
It is located in Nelson in the region of South Island

The Winery Leo is one of the best wineries to follow in Nelson.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Nelson to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Leo wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Leo

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Leo

How Winery Leo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of broccoli gratin, lamb kebab or classic royal pizza.

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

  • Pinot Gris

Discovering the wine region of Nelson

The wine region of Nelson is located in the region of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Latitude 41 or the Domaine Seifried Estate produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Nelson are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Nelson often reveals types of flavors of dark fruit, clove or baking spice and sometimes also flavors of bramble, kiwi or savory.

In the mouth of Nelson is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 94 estates and châteaux in the of Nelson, producing 406 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Nelson go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Leo

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

Discover the grape variety: Muscat à petits grains

Muscat à petits grains is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.