Winery Mountford Estate - Hommage à l'Alsace

Winery Mountford EstateHommage à l'Alsace

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Hommage à l'Alsace of Winery Mountford Estate is a white wine from the region of Waipara of South Island.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Gewurztraminer and the Riesling.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Hommage à l'Alsace of Winery Mountford Estate in the region of South Island often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tropical fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Mountford Estate's Hommage à l'Alsace.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
12°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. 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 vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Last vintages of this wine

Hommage à l'Alsace - 2014
In the top 100 of of Waipara wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Hommage à l'Alsace - 2013
In the top 100 of of Waipara wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Hommage à l'Alsace from Winery Mountford Estate are 2013, 2014

Informations about the Winery Mountford Estate

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

The Winery Mountford Estate is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Waipara to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine South Island
In the top 4000 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 150 of of Waipara wines
In the top 75000 of white wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Waipara

The wine region of Waipara is located in the region of Canterbury of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pegasus Bay or the Domaine Pegasus Bay produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Waipara are Pinot noir, Riesling and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Waipara often reveals types of flavors of cherry, pear or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, gooseberry or passion fruit.


The wine region of South Island

Central Otago, near the bottom of New Zealand's South Island, vies for the title of world's most southerly wine region. Vineyards cling to the sides of mountains and high above river gorges in this dramatic landscape. Pinot Noir has proven itself in this challenging Terroir, and takes up nearly three-quarters of the region's vineyard area. The typical Central Otago Pinot Noir is intense and deeply colored, with flavors of doris plum, Sweet spice and bramble.

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The word of the wine: Jeroboam

Bottle with a capacity of 5 litres.

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