The Winery Melton Estate of Canterbury of South Island

Winery Melton Estate
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 107 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in Canterbury in the region of South Island

The Winery Melton Estate is one of the best wineries to follow in Canterbury.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Canterbury to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Melton Estate wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Melton Estate

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Melton Estate

How Winery Melton Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of salty crumble with courgettes, goat cheese and bacon, navarin of lamb or chicken blanquette.

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

  • Pinot Gris

Discovering the wine region of Canterbury

The wine region of Canterbury is located in the region of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bell Hill or the Domaine Pyramid Valley Vineyards produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Canterbury are Pinot noir, Riesling and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Canterbury often reveals types of flavors of cherry, lemon zest or lime and sometimes also flavors of apricot, ginger or lemon.

In the mouth of Canterbury is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 43 estates and châteaux in the of Canterbury, producing 98 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Canterbury go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top sparkling wines of Winery Melton Estate

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Melton Estate

How Winery Melton Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of pork roulades with cream and mushrooms, papillotes of simple salmon steaks or tunisian tagine.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Melton Estate

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Melton Estate. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Melton Estate

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Melton Estate.

  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top red wines of Winery Melton Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Melton Estate

How Winery Melton Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with balsamic sauce, flights in the wind à la provençale or duck aiguillettes with basalmic.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Melton Estate

On the nose the red wine of Winery Melton Estate. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Melton Estate. is a with a nice freshness.

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Eye

In tasting, this is the first phase of the analysis of the wine, which consists of describing its visual aspect (colour, intensity, clarity, brilliance and possible defects).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Melton Estate

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

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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 Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

News about Winery Melton Estate and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Pierreclos

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Pierreclos, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bour ...

The Chablis vineyard and the transition to sustainable practices

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 5-minute clip, the speakers discuss organic wines and the movement towards more environmentally friendly practices. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Eye

In tasting, this is the first phase of the analysis of the wine, which consists of describing its visual aspect (colour, intensity, clarity, brilliance and possible defects).