The Winery Matawhero of Gisborne of North Island

Winery Matawhero - Church House Albariño
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 18 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Gisborne in the region of North Island

The Winery Matawhero is one of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Gisborne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Matawhero wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Matawhero

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Matawhero

How Winery Matawhero wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of beef tagine with vegetables, fish stew or squid with garlic and parsley.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Matawhero

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Matawhero

  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Albariño
  • Chardonnay Musque
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Gewürztraminer

Discovering the wine region of Gisborne

The wine region of Gisborne is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vinoptima or the Domaine Millton produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gisborne are Chardonnay, Pinot gris and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gisborne often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, earth or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, oak or non oak.

In the mouth of Gisborne is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 89 estates and châteaux in the of Gisborne, producing 232 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Gisborne go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts.

The top red wines of Winery Matawhero

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Matawhero

How Winery Matawhero wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of monkfish armorican style, traditional tagine (morocco) or beetroot and potato gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Matawhero

On the nose the red wine of Winery Matawhero. often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Matawhero. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Matawhero

  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

The top pink wines of Winery Matawhero

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Matawhero

How Winery Matawhero wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of bigos (polish sauerkraut with paprika), coconut beans or festive chinese fondue.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Matawhero

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Matawhero. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, microbio.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Matawhero

  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Gutedel

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Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Matawhero

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

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.

News about Winery Matawhero and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Gutedel

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