The Winery Nga Waka of Martinborough of North Island

Winery Nga Waka
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 46 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Martinborough in the region of North Island

The Winery Nga Waka is one of the world's great estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Martinborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Nga Waka wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Nga Waka

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Nga Waka

How Winery Nga Waka wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of cassoulet of yesteryear, pasta with tuna and cream or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Nga Waka

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Nga Waka

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Nga Waka.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Riesling

Discovering the wine region of Martinborough

Small iconic GI of Wairarapa (southern tip of North Island, New Zealand): signature Pinot Noir as king red — structured and savory with notes of black plum, cherry, blackberry, mushroom, dried thyme, leather and a floral touch, fine tannins and signature mineral tension, "masculine" complex style contrasting with Central Otago. Lively Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay as complement. GI, well-drained gravel terraces and clay-limestone, windy semi-maritime.

The top red wines of Winery Nga Waka

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Nga Waka

How Winery Nga Waka wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of ramen burger, pork tenderloin with mushroom sauce or gigolette of rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Nga Waka

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Nga Waka

  • 2013With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Nga Waka.

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.

The top pink wines of Winery Nga Waka

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Nga Waka

How Winery Nga Waka wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal chop normandy style, sauté of veal with olives (corsica) or duck breast with spices, roasted figs with honey and port.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Nga Waka

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Nga Waka.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Round

Said of a wine that is harmonious and smooth, offering no harshness in the mouth.

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Planning a wine route in the of Martinborough? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Nga Waka.

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.

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