The Winery Murdoch James of Wairarapa of North Island

Winery Murdoch James
The winery offers 34 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 91 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Wairarapa in the region of North Island

The Winery Murdoch James is one of the world's great estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in of Wairarapa to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Murdoch James wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Murdoch James

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Murdoch James

How Winery Murdoch James wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chicken, beef and lamb couscous (morocco), vegetable planter or rabbit with marengo sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Murdoch James

On the nose the red wine of Winery Murdoch James. often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, non oak or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Murdoch James. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Murdoch James

  • 2011With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 1986With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.69/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Murdoch James.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Wairarapa

Southern tip of New Zealand's North Island, an hour east of Wellington, heart of the Martinborough appellation. Climate and soils compared to Burgundy. Pinot Noir is the signature red king (national reference with Central Otago): spicy, earthy profile with black cherry, plum, blackberry, undergrowth, pepper, thyme and a smoky touch, fine tannins and a dense palate. Taut, herbaceous Sauvignon Blanc, precise buttery Chardonnay, floral Pinot Gris, peppery Syrah.

Elegant signature wines.

The top white wines of Winery Murdoch James

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Murdoch James

How Winery Murdoch James wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!, mahi mahi curry with coconut milk or rabbit socks in gibelotte.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Murdoch James

On the nose the white wine of Winery Murdoch James. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Murdoch James. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Murdoch James

  • 2014With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.38/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Murdoch James.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Gris

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

The top pink wines of Winery Murdoch James

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Murdoch James

How Winery Murdoch James wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Murdoch James

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Murdoch James. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Murdoch James

  • 0With an average score of 3.40/5

The word of the wine: Hautain (en)

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Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Rich, ample whites with a golden robe, showing aromas of pear, quince, honey, smoke, ginger and spice. Made as structured dry wines (Alsace AOC), off-dry and sumptuous late-harvest sweet (vendange tardive, sélection de grains nobles). Lighter and crisper in Italy as Pinot Grigio (Veneto, Friuli). Also in Germany (Grauburgunder), Hungary (Szürkebarát) and Oregon. A grey mutation of Pinot Noir.