The Winery Maimai of Hawke's Bay of North Island

Winery Maimai
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 476 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Maimai is one of the best wineries to follow in Hawke's Bay.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Maimai wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Maimai

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Maimai

How Winery Maimai wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of ideas for savoury pancake toppings, marinated raw salmon ('gravad lax' in swedish) or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Maimai

On the nose the white wine of Winery Maimai. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Maimai

  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Hawke's Bay

The wine region of Hawke's Bay is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. We currently count 274 estates and châteaux in the of Hawke's Bay, producing 1268 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Winery Maimai

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Maimai

How Winery Maimai wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of monkfish tagine, meat and cheese pie or sauté of veal with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Maimai

On the nose the red wine of Winery Maimai. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Maimai. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Maimai

  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Maimai

Planning a wine route in the of Hawke's Bay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Maimai.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News about Winery Maimai and wines from the region

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Decanter World Wine Awards 2022: Results announced

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The word of the wine: Volatile acidity

Acidity resulting essentially from alcoholic fermentation and formed from acetic acids in the free state.