Winery Nga WakaLease Block Pinot Noir
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Lease Block Pinot Noir of the Winery Nga Waka is in the top 50 of wines of Martinborough.
Taste structure of the Lease Block Pinot Noir from the Winery Nga Waka
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Lease Block Pinot Noir of Winery Nga Waka in the region of North Island is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Lease Block Pinot Noir of Winery Nga Waka in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Lease Block Pinot Noir
Pairings that work perfectly with Lease Block Pinot Noir
Original food and wine pairings with Lease Block Pinot Noir
The Lease Block Pinot Noir of Winery Nga Waka matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish tagine, roast veal with chanterelles and cream or duck parmentier with ceps.
Details and technical informations about Winery Nga Waka's Lease Block 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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Lease Block Pinot Noir from Winery Nga Waka are 2014, 2013, 0, 2016
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.
The word of the wine: Free-run wine
The free-run wine is the wine that flows out of the vat by gravity at the time of running off. The marc soaked in wine is then pressed to extract a rich and tannic wine. Free-run wine and press wine are then aged separately and eventually blended by the winemaker in proportions defined according to the type of wine being made.
