The Winery Makaraka of North Island

Winery Makaraka
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 208 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in North Island

The Winery Makaraka is one of the best wineries to follow in North Island.. It offers 20 wines for sale in of North Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Makaraka wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Makaraka

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Makaraka

How Winery Makaraka wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of celine's version of moussaka (5th meeting), leg of lamb with baked potatoes or chicken colombo (west indies).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Makaraka

On the nose the red wine of Winery Makaraka. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Makaraka. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Makaraka

  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.29/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of North Island

New Zealand's North Island, warmer and more varied than the South Island. Bordeaux varieties and Pinot Noir as signatures. Merlot in Hawke's Bay as a supple red with notes of plum, ripe cherry, fresh herbs and a spicy touch, round tannins — blended with Cabernet and peppery Syrah. Fine Pinot Noir in Wairarapa/Martinborough (cherry, undergrowth).

Ample Chardonnay in Gisborne ('Chardonnay capital'), taut Sauvignon, floral Pinot Gris. Maritime temperate climate. Varied vineyard.

The top white wines of Winery Makaraka

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Makaraka

How Winery Makaraka 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 salmon steaks with lemon and shallot sauce, japanese curry or apple pie.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Makaraka

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Makaraka

  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Gris
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Full-bodied, exotic whites, rich and heady, with moderate acidity, showing opulent aromas of lychee, rose, mango, ginger, pink grapefruit and gentle spice. Made as aromatic dry, moelleux late-harvest and liquorous sélection de grains nobles. Star of Alsace AOC (one of the four noble varieties) and signature of Alto Adige (Tramin), Palatinate and Germany. A pink mutation of Traminer.

The top pink wines of Winery Makaraka

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Makaraka

How Winery Makaraka wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Makaraka

  • 0With an average score of 2.90/5

The word of the wine: Full

A full, complete and harmonious wine, offering a great wealth of flavours.

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Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

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.