Winery Morton EstateBlack Label Awatere Sauvignon Blanc

wine of Hawke's Bay of North Island of New Zealand

The Black Label Awatere Sauvignon Blanc of Winery Morton Estate is a wine from the region of Hawke's Bay of North Island.
This wine generally goes well with
The Black Label Awatere Sauvignon Blanc of the Winery Morton Estate is in the top 0 of wines of Hawke's Bay.

Discover the grape variety: Muscat à petits grains

Muscat à petits grains is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

Informations about the Winery Morton Estate

The winery offers 38 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.

This winery is part of the Morton Estate.

It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Morton Estate is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

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 wine region of North Island

New-zealand/north-island/northland">Northland, as its name suggests, is New Zealand's northernmost wine-producing region, around four hours' drive northwest of the country's largest city, Auckland. Most of the Northland region's wineries are situated on the east coast, particularly around the Bay of Islands and the Karikari Pensinula, with another cluster on the west coast near Kaitaia. The region's red wines are mostly produced from Syrah, Pinotage">Pinotage and the Hybrid variety Chambourcin. Chardonnay leads the way for white wine grape varieties; Pinot Gris, Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc are among the other varieties cultivated here.

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