The Mountford Estate of Waipara of South Island

Mountford Estate
The winery offers 15 different wines
3.9
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 10 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in Waipara in the region of South Island

The Mountford Estate is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Waipara to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Mountford Estate wines

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

The top white wines of Mountford Estate

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Mountford Estate

How Mountford Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of the real vegetables stuffed in the provençal way, quick salmon and zucchini lasagna or spinach and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Mountford Estate

On the nose the white wine of Mountford Estate. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Mountford Estate. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Mountford Estate

  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Mountford Estate.

  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Gewürztraminer

Discovering the wine region of Waipara

New Zealand gem of North Canterbury (South Island) north of Christchurch: signature Pinot Noir as king red — racy and savory with notes of cherry, raspberry, plum, earth, spices and a floral touch, fine tannins and chiseled finish, signature restrained mineral style. Riesling as king white among the best of the southern hemisphere — dry to sweet of great purity (lime, green apple, flowers, minerality). GI, clay-limestone soils, sheltered hills.

The top red wines of Mountford Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Mountford Estate

How Mountford Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork tongue with bacon and onions, escalope cordon bleu or duck breast with honey sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Mountford Estate

On the nose the red wine of Mountford Estate. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Mountford Estate. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Mountford Estate

  • 2010With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Mountford Estate.

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.

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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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