The Winery Mills Reef of Hawke's Bay of North Island

Winery Mills Reef
The winery offers 40 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 20 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Mills Reef is one of the world's great estates. It offers 40 wines for sale in of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Mills Reef wines

Looking for the best Winery Mills Reef wines in Hawke's Bay among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Mills Reef 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 Mills Reef wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Mills Reef

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Mills Reef

How Winery Mills Reef wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of salmon with cream sauce, languedoc-roussillon lamb en papillote and its tajine with... or eggs in meurette.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Mills Reef

On the nose the red wine of Winery Mills Reef. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Mills Reef. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Mills Reef

  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.85/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Hawke's Bay

The wine region of Hawke's Bay is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. We currently count 274 estates and châteaux in the of Hawke's Bay, producing 1268 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Mills Reef

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Mills Reef

How Winery Mills Reef wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of magic cake cheese quiche, skate with capers or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Mills Reef

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Mills Reef

  • 2019With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.85/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Mills Reef

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Mills Reef

How Winery Mills Reef wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Wiring

Action of periodically filling barrels containing wine, in order to offset evaporation and maintain a maximum level. The topping up allows to avoid the phenomenon of oxidation.

The top pink wines of Winery Mills Reef

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Mills Reef

How Winery Mills Reef wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stewed beef heart or adapted vietnamese fondue.

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

  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Mills Reef

Planning a wine route in the of Hawke's Bay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Mills Reef.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

News about Winery Mills Reef and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Uchizy

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-Uchizy, 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/BourgogneWine ...

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Montbellet

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-Montbellet, 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 ...

The word of the wine: Wiring

Action of periodically filling barrels containing wine, in order to offset evaporation and maintain a maximum level. The topping up allows to avoid the phenomenon of oxidation.