Mountford EstateHommage à l'Alsace
White wine
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 Mountford Estate in the region of South Island often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Hommage à l'Alsace
Pairings that work perfectly with Hommage à l'Alsace
Original food and wine pairings with Hommage à l'Alsace
The Hommage à l'Alsace of Mountford Estate matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of butternut and goat cheese gratin, papillotes of mackerel or banh mi sandwich.
Details and technical informations about Mountford Estate's Hommage à l'Alsace.
Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer
Full-bodied, exotic whites, rich and heady, with moderate acidity, showing opulent aromas of lychee, rose, mango, ginger, pink grapefruit and gentle spice. Made as aromatic dry, moelleux late-harvest and liquorous sélection de grains nobles. Star of Alsace AOC (one of the four noble varieties) and signature of Alto Adige (Tramin), Palatinate and Germany. A pink mutation of Traminer.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Hommage à l'Alsace from Mountford Estate are 2013, 0, 2014
Informations about the Mountford Estate
The 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.
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 wine region of South Island
New Zealand's southern island, cradle of the country's great wines. Sauvignon Blanc signature in Marlborough (~80% of national vineyard): explosive and tropical with grapefruit, passion fruit, boxwood, cut grass and mineral touch — global benchmark. Pinot Noir star in Central Otago (among the most southerly) and Waipara: airy with cherry, raspberry, undergrowth, thyme. Taut Riesling, precise Chardonnay, floral Pinot Gris.
The word of the wine: Open
Said of a wine with a full and expressive nose, generally at its peak.
