The Winery Mount Fishtail of South Island

Winery Mount Fishtail - Pinot Gris
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 791 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in South Island

The Winery Mount Fishtail is one of the best wineries to follow in South Island.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of South Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Mount Fishtail wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Mount Fishtail

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Mount Fishtail

How Winery Mount Fishtail wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of pork roll with tomato sauce, chicken massala or omelette with chanterelles, garlic and parsley.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Mount Fishtail

On the nose the white wine of Winery Mount Fishtail. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Mount Fishtail. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Mount Fishtail

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of South Island

Central Otago, near the bottom of New Zealand's South Island, vies for the title of world's most southerly wine region. Vineyards cling to the sides of mountains and high above river gorges in this dramatic landscape. Pinot Noir has proven itself in this challenging Terroir, and takes up nearly three-quarters of the region's vineyard area. The typical Central Otago Pinot Noir is intense and deeply colored, with flavors of doris plum, Sweet spice and bramble.

Two Paddocks, owned by actor Sam Neill, had thought the Last Chance vineyard was the world's most southerly (at 45°15'). But several major Patagonian projects are underway at around 45 to 46°, and Argentina can currently claim the honor for Alejandro Bulgheroni's new vineyard at Sarmiento (45°60'). The viticultural zone covers the mountainous area around the tourist resort town of Queenstown on the eastern side of the Southern Alps. The exact boundaries and sub-regional divisions are not official, but a geographic indication is in the pipeline.

Wineries are scattered around several distinct sub-regions: Gibbston, Alexandra, Wanaka and the Cromwell Basin, itself home to Bendigo, Bannockburn and Lowburn. Lakes Dunstan, Wakatipu and Wanaka all contribute to the terroir as well, along with the Kawarau and Clutha Rivers. Gold brought the first settlers to the region in the 1860s, and most of the towns in this Part of Otago have a Rich gold-mining history. The first vines were planted during this time by a French migrant but, unlike in the Sierra Foothills region of California where the European settlers provided a steady demand for wines, the tough, transient Otago miners had no interest in drinking wine, preferring beer and spirits.

The top red wines of Winery Mount Fishtail

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Mount Fishtail

How Winery Mount Fishtail wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of burger roll, veal tagine with carrots and dried apricots or wild boar leg of 7 hours.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Mount Fishtail

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Mount Fishtail. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Mount Fishtail

  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

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 pink wines of Winery Mount Fishtail

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Mount Fishtail

How Winery Mount Fishtail wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of salmon steaks with lentils, pike dumplings with shrimp sauce or quiche lorraine.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Mount Fishtail

  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Mutage

The act of adding alcohol to a fresh grape must or to a fermenting must.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Mount Fishtail

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

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.

News about Winery Mount Fishtail and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Mutage

The act of adding alcohol to a fresh grape must or to a fermenting must.