Winery Nga WakaHome Block Chardonnay
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Home Block Chardonnay of the Winery Nga Waka is in the top 60 of wines of Martinborough.
Taste structure of the Home Block Chardonnay from the Winery Nga Waka
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Home Block Chardonnay of Winery Nga Waka in the region of North Island is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Home Block Chardonnay of Winery Nga Waka in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Home Block Chardonnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Home Block Chardonnay
Original food and wine pairings with Home Block Chardonnay
The Home Block Chardonnay of Winery Nga Waka matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of ham and cheese omelette, sardines with escabeche or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Nga Waka's Home Block Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Home Block Chardonnay from Winery Nga Waka are 2017, 2015
Informations about the Winery Nga Waka
The Winery Nga Waka is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Martinborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Martinborough
The wine region of Martinborough is located in the region of Wairarapa of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kusuda or the Domaine Craggy Range produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Martinborough are Pinot noir, Pinot gris and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Martinborough often reveals types of flavors of cherry, nutmeg or tomatoes and sometimes also flavors of dark chocolate, exotic spice or underbrush.
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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The word of the wine: Wiring
Action of periodically filling barrels containing wine, in order to offset evaporation and maintain a maximum level. The topping up allows to avoid the phenomenon of oxidation.
