The Winery Matua of Auckland of North Island

Winery Matua - Pinot Noir
The winery offers 81 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Treasury Wine Estates.
It is ranked in the top 34 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Auckland in the region of North Island

The Winery Matua is one of the world's great estates. It offers 81 wines for sale in of Auckland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Matua wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Matua

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Matua

How Winery Matua wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of korean bibimbap, vitello alla genovese (roast veal with sponge cake) or stuffed duck or goose neck.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Matua

On the nose the red wine of Winery Matua. often reveals types of flavors of iron, fresh strawberries or passion fruit and sometimes also flavors of pomegranate, savory or straw. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Matua. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Matua

  • 2009With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.58/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Auckland

The wine region of Auckland is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Puriri Hills or the Domaine Puriri Hills produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Auckland are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Auckland often reveals types of flavors of apples, plum or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, black fruit or baking spice.

In the mouth of Auckland is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 33 estates and châteaux in the of Auckland, producing 69 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Auckland go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

The top white wines of Winery Matua

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Matua

How Winery Matua wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of quick crayfish chicken, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or leek and fresh goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Matua

On the nose the white wine of Winery Matua. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, kiwi or pink grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of orange peel, papaya or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Matua. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Matua

  • 2005With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.88/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Albariño

Discover the grape variety: Albarino

It is a Spanish variety, in Galicia to be precise, with its cradle in the Rias Baixas area, around Pontevedra and up to Orense. It would be a close relative of the Loureiro. Widely cultivated in Portugal, ... in France, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

The top pink wines of Winery Matua

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Matua

How Winery Matua wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised veal heart with carrots, capellini with prosciutto or lamb chops marinated with herbs.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Matua

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Matua. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Matua

  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Lyon pot

A 46 cl bottle with a thick bottom, typical of the Lyon region, especially used to serve Beaujolais wines drawn from the barrel.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Matua

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

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 Matua and wines from the region

Scapegrace to build £13m distillery in Central Otago

The Scapegrace team claims it will be New Zealand’s largest ever distillery when it is fully completed in October 2023. It will eventually produce all of Scapegrace’s award-winning gins and vodkas, along with its soon-to-be-released single malt whisky. The company plans to expand into other spirits categories further down the line too. Managing director Daniel McLaughlin said that the climate and water quality in Central Otago – which is famed for its Pinot Noir – make the region ideal for produ ...

Scapegrace to build £13m distillery in Central Otago

The Scapegrace team claims it will be New Zealand’s largest ever distillery when it is fully completed in October 2023. It will eventually produce all of Scapegrace’s award-winning gins and vodkas, along with its soon-to-be-released single malt whisky. The company plans to expand into other spirits categories further down the line too. Managing director Daniel McLaughlin said that the climate and water quality in Central Otago – which is famed for its Pinot Noir – make the region ideal for produ ...

A silent story

Being notably peated, the inaugural chapter emerged in 2020, followed by Chapter Two in 2021, finished in a first fill Port pipe and refill Bourbon cask. The concluding sixth chapter is reserved for release in 2025, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Old Midleton site, which operated from 1825 to 1975. ‘When it’s gone, it’s gone, which is sad in some ways, breaking the link to the old distillery,’ said Kevin O’Gorman, the Master Distiller and head of maturation of the ...

The word of the wine: Lyon pot

A 46 cl bottle with a thick bottom, typical of the Lyon region, especially used to serve Beaujolais wines drawn from the barrel.