The Mission Estate Winery of Hawke's Bay of North Island

Mission Estate Winery - Sauvignon Blanc
The winery offers 60 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 90 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Mission Estate Winery is one of the world's great estates. It offers 60 wines for sale in of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Mission Estate Winery wines

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

The top white wines of Mission Estate Winery

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

How Mission Estate Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of lobster and scallops on a bed of leeks, zucchini quiche or tartines hervé.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Mission Estate Winery

On the nose the white wine of Mission Estate Winery. often reveals types of flavors of cream, elderflower or lemon grass and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, floral or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Mission Estate Winery. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Mission Estate Winery

  • 2017With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.59/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Riesling
  • Viognier

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 red wines of Mission Estate Winery

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

How Mission Estate Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of authentic bolognese sauce (ragù di carne), lamb chops with tarragon cream or quick coconut milk chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Mission Estate Winery

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Mission Estate Winery

  • 2009With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.53/5

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

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

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.

The top sparkling wines of Mission Estate Winery

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

How Mission Estate Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of baked dumplings, tuna, goat cheese and mustard pie or marmite dieppoise.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Mission Estate Winery

On the nose the sparkling wine of Mission Estate Winery. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit.

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris

The word of the wine: Fruity

A wine whose nose is first characterized by aromas reminiscent of the world of fruit. A wine to be drunk young is essentially fruity, but all wines offer this type of aroma in the first place, which can evolve over time, from the scent of fresh fruit to cooked, stewed, candied or brandied fruit.

The top pink wines of Mission Estate Winery

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Mission Estate Winery

How Mission Estate Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef fillet in a crust, pumpkin parmentier hash or rabbit with leeks.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Mission Estate Winery

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

The best vintages in the pink wines of Mission Estate Winery

  • 2019With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

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.

The top sweet wines of Mission Estate Winery

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Mission Estate Winery

How Mission Estate Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of moist parmesan steak, cannelloni with salmon and spinach or chicken with rice and curry cream.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Mission Estate Winery

On the nose the sweet wine of Mission Estate Winery. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Mission Estate Winery

  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Mission Estate Winery.

  • Riesling
  • Sémillon

The word of the wine: Pineau de la Loire

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Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Mission Estate Winery

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 Mission Estate Winery.

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Mission Estate Winery and wines from the region

Napa Valley ‘micro-wineries’ prepare for brave new era

Twenty-five producers joined forces to create a non-profit called Save the Family Farms, which lobbied the Napa County Board of Supervisors to create the new category. In March 2022, the board unanimously approved the ‘micro-winery’ ordinance, providing craft producers in the region with a vital lifeline – it will make it easier for them to bring their wines to market, while also permitting them to host tastings for the first time. The ordinance came into effect in May, and the region’s sm ...

Duero’s Dehesa Peñalba vinery awarded single estate denomination

Bodegas Vizar is located in the municipality of Villabáñez, to the east of Valladolid is Spain’s Castile and León region, bordering the Ribera del Duero DO. Vizar’s application to obtain the Dehesa Peñalba vino de pago DO was first put forward to, and approved by the Agrarian and Technological Institute of Castilla y León (ITACyL), in 2019. The proposal was then submitted to the European Commission, which granted the final green light earlier this month. ‘We started the process in 2015 and ...

Bordeaux château to ‘simulate’ 2050 vintage climate

Château La Tour Carnet said it will expose an experimental vineyard to artificially higher temperatures to replicate some of the conditions the Bordeaux 2050 vintage may face due to climate change. It’s part of the ‘Oracle’ project at the fourth growth estate, which is among those in Bordeaux seeking to understand how well classic grape varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot can adapt to climate change. At La Tour Carnet, warming cables more commonly used in aeroplanes will be employed thi ...

The word of the wine: Fruity

A wine whose nose is first characterized by aromas reminiscent of the world of fruit. A wine to be drunk young is essentially fruity, but all wines offer this type of aroma in the first place, which can evolve over time, from the scent of fresh fruit to cooked, stewed, candied or brandied fruit.