The Winery Ascension of Auckland of North Island | Winedexer

Winery Ascension
The winery offers 23 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 328 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Auckland in the region of North Island

The Winery Ascension is one of the best wineries to follow in Auckland.. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Auckland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Ascension wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Ascension

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Ascension

How Winery Ascension wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of tartiflette (from a real savoyard), baked sea bream or salmon and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Ascension

On the nose the white wine of Winery Ascension. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Ascension. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Ascension

  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Auckland

Wine region of northern New Zealand's North Island, warm maritime climate. Waiheke Island is the jewel (18 km by ferry): signature Bordeaux-style blends Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot with dense, ripe reds (blackcurrant, blackberry, herbs, cedar, tobacco, firm tannins) — among New Zealand's finest. Peppery and perfumed Syrah (violet, white pepper, blackberry), precise and structured Chardonnay (peach, citrus, hazelnut butter). Warm, full style, opposite of vibrant Marlborough.

Hidden treasure.

The top red wines of Winery Ascension

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Ascension

How Winery Ascension wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison), poultry or beef such as recipes of auvergne potée, cream chicken with mushrooms or vegetable noddles.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Ascension

  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Pinotage
  • Tannat

Discover the grape variety: Tannat

Powerful, tannic reds with inky colour and dense texture, with aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, black plum, leather, liquorice and smoky notes. Very high ageing potential and polyphenol content (health reputation). Star of Madiran AOC in Béarn and the national grape of Uruguay (Canelones, Maldonado). Also grown in Irouléguy and Tursan. Late-ripening red variety from south-west France.

The top pink wines of Winery Ascension

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Ascension

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

The word of the wine: Drain

Stopper, originally made of wood, used to plug barrels and more generally all wooden containers used to store or mature wine.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Ascension

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Ascension

How Winery Ascension wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of flammekueche (with laughing cow), pan bagnat or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Flora

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.

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Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

Intensely coloured, structured reds with inky robe and firm tannins, with typical aromas of blackberry, black plum, roasted coffee, cocoa, banana and characteristic smoky notes. Made as powerful ageing reds and as more approachable fruity cuvées, sometimes as rosés. Absolute signature of South Africa (Stellenbosch, Swartland, Paarl). Cross of pinot noir × cinsault created in 1925 by Abraham Perold at Stellenbosch University.