The Winery Marlborough Sun of Marlborough of South Island

Winery Marlborough Sun
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This estate is part of the Marlborough Valley Wines.
It is ranked in the top 4 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in Marlborough in the region of South Island

The Winery Marlborough Sun is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Marlborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Marlborough Sun wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Marlborough Sun

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Marlborough Sun

How Winery Marlborough Sun wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of stuffed pumpkin, stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce or silvia's quick wolf fillet.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Marlborough Sun

On the nose the white wine of Winery Marlborough Sun. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, lime or minerality. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Marlborough Sun. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Marlborough Sun

  • 2011With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.19/5

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

  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Grüner Veltliner
  • Pinot Gris

Discovering the wine region of Marlborough

World reference for Sauvignon Blanc: aromatic, exuberant whites with signature notes of passion fruit, gooseberry, grapefruit and cut grass, sharp lively acidity and an iodised finish. King grape on 71% of the vineyard since 1972. Also fine, silky Pinot Noir (cherry, plum, spice), taut Chardonnay and lively Riesling. Traditional-method sparklers on the rise.

28,000 ha in the northeast of the South Island, sunny oceanic climate, stony soils.

The top red wines of Winery Marlborough Sun

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Marlborough Sun

How Winery Marlborough Sun wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fricandeaux german style, veal chop with mushrooms or potjevleesch.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Marlborough Sun

On the nose the red wine of Winery Marlborough Sun. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, red fruit or tobacco. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Marlborough Sun. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Marlborough Sun

  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Marlborough Sun

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Marlborough Sun

How Winery Marlborough Sun wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of lasagne with two salmons, fish and shrimp wok with curry or zucchini quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Marlborough Sun

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Marlborough Sun. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, floral or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Marlborough Sun

  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Marlborough Sun.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Chaptalization

The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.

The top pink wines of Winery Marlborough Sun

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Marlborough Sun

How Winery Marlborough Sun wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of axoa from espelette ( 22nd meeting ), chicken blanquette or stuffed cabbage leaves.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Marlborough Sun

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Marlborough Sun. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Marlborough Sun

  • 2020With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Marlborough Sun.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.

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Discover the grape variety: Grüner Veltliner

Dry, vivid and structured whites with a pale golden robe, slender mouthfeel and preserved acidity, with signature aromas of white pepper, citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, fresh vegetables (radish, rhubarb, watercress), herbs and loess mineral notes. Good ageing potential. Absolute star of Wachau DAC, Kamptal DAC, Kremstal DAC and Weinviertel DAC in Austria. The emblematic Austrian variety, the most planted in the country and a national identity signature.