The Winery Nikau Point of Hawke's Bay of North Island

Winery Nikau Point
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Morton Estate.
It is ranked in the top 49 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Nikau Point is one of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Nikau Point wines

Looking for the best Winery Nikau Point wines in Hawke's Bay among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Nikau Point 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 Nikau Point wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Nikau Point

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Nikau Point

How Winery Nikau Point wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of vitello tonnato, country-style snow peas or whole duck casserole with white wine.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Nikau Point.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Meunier

Discovering the wine region of Hawke's Bay

The wine region of Hawke's Bay is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. We currently count 274 estates and châteaux in the of Hawke's Bay, producing 1268 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Nikau Point

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Nikau Point

How Winery Nikau Point wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of valencian paella, quiche lorraine or lasagne with eggplant, tomatoes, mozzarella and goat cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Nikau Point

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Nikau Point

  • 2019With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.84/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Nikau Point.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris

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.

The top red wines of Winery Nikau Point

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Nikau Point

How Winery Nikau Point wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of alsatian bäckeoffe, rack of lamb with herbs or osso buco with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Nikau Point

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Nikau Point

  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.45/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Nikau Point.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Ovoids (tanks)

Egg-shaped vats used for wine making and maturing that favour the natural suspension of the lees thanks to the vortex movements, which give the wine more fat and fruity aromas.

The top pink wines of Winery Nikau Point

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Nikau Point

How Winery Nikau Point wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef lark, seven o'clock leg of lamb or carry camaron (gambas) from reunion.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Nikau Point.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Nikau Point

Planning a wine route in the of Hawke's Bay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Nikau Point.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

Pinot noir 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. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Nikau Point and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Ovoids (tanks)

Egg-shaped vats used for wine making and maturing that favour the natural suspension of the lees thanks to the vortex movements, which give the wine more fat and fruity aromas.