Winery Matakana EstateElingamite Pinot Noir

wine of Marlborough of South Island of New Zealand

The Elingamite Pinot Noir of Winery Matakana Estate is a wine from the region of Marlborough of South Island.
This wine generally goes well with
The Elingamite Pinot Noir of the Winery Matakana Estate is in the top 0 of wines of Marlborough.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Cortis

Interspecific cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Solaris (Merzling x Geisenheim 6493 (Zarya Severa x Muscat Ottonel)) made in 1982 by Norbert Becker of the Freiburg Research Institute in Germany. It has the particularity of having only one gene for resistance to mildew and powdery mildew. It can be found in the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, etc., but is still little known in France. Note that Cabernet-Carol has the same parents.

Informations about the Winery Matakana Estate

The winery offers 23 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Marlborough in the region of South Island

The Winery Matakana Estate is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Marlborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The wine region of Marlborough

The wine region of Marlborough is located in the region of South Island of New Zealand. We currently count 1237 estates and châteaux in the of Marlborough, producing 3419 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Marlborough go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The wine region of South Island

Central Otago, near the bottom of New Zealand's South Island, vies for the title of world's most southerly wine region. Vineyards cling to the sides of mountains and high above river gorges in this dramatic landscape. Pinot Noir has proven itself in this challenging Terroir, and takes up nearly three-quarters of the region's vineyard area. The typical Central Otago Pinot Noir is intense and deeply colored, with flavors of doris plum, Sweet spice and bramble.

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