Winery Ascension - The Bell Ringer Matakana Pinotage

Winery AscensionThe Bell Ringer Matakana Pinotage

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The The Bell Ringer Matakana Pinotage of Winery Ascension is a red wine from the region of Auckland of North Island.
This wine generally goes well with poultry and game (deer, venison).

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The The Bell Ringer Matakana Pinotage of Winery Ascension matches generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of festive chinese fondue or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ascension's The Bell Ringer Matakana Pinotage.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

Informations about the Winery Ascension

The winery offers 20 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Auckland in the region of North Island

The Winery Ascension is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Auckland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine North Island
In the top 6000 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 400 of of Auckland wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of Auckland

The wine region of Auckland is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Puriri Hills or the Domaine Puriri Hills produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Auckland are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Auckland often reveals types of flavors of apples, plum or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, black fruit or baking spice.


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: Burned

Qualifier, sometimes equivocal, of various odors, ranging from caramel to burnt wood.

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