The Winery Borthwick of Wairarapa of North Island

Winery Borthwick - Right Hand Pinot noir
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 35 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Wairarapa in the region of North Island

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

Top Winery Borthwick wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Borthwick

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Borthwick

How Winery Borthwick wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with onions chinese style, osso bucco of veal or duck breast and roasted peaches.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Borthwick

On the nose the red wine of Winery Borthwick. often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, non oak or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Borthwick. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Borthwick

  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.79/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Wairarapa

The wine region of Wairarapa is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Whistling Track or the Domaine Schubert produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Wairarapa are Pinot noir, Pinot gris and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Wairarapa often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, lemon or straw and sometimes also flavors of honey, stone fruit or stone.

In the mouth of Wairarapa is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 47 estates and châteaux in the of Wairarapa, producing 115 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Wairarapa go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese.

The top white wines of Winery Borthwick

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Borthwick

How Winery Borthwick wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of north welsch, cod rougail or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Borthwick

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Borthwick

  • 2014With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.64/5

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

  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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 grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

The top pink wines of Winery Borthwick

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Borthwick

How Winery Borthwick wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chicken bonne femme, beef bourguignon with cookéo or rabbit with leeks.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Borthwick.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Shiraz

See syrah.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Borthwick

Planning a wine route in the of Wairarapa? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Borthwick.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Borthwick and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

New Zealand’s Craggy Range joins La Place de Bordeaux

The estate, which comprises the Gimblett Gravels (Hawke’s Bay) and Te Muna Road (Martinborough) vineyards, will be represented at La Place by two of the oldest négociants, CVBG and Mähler-Besse, in both Europe and Asia. The 2020 vintage of Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah and Craggy Range Aroha Pinot Noir will join the ranks of some of the world’s most renowned wines. La Place ‘made sense’ for Craggy with the estate focused on expanding its distribution reach within the world of fine wine, ...

New Zealand’s Craggy Range joins La Place de Bordeaux

The estate, which comprises the Gimblett Gravels (Hawke’s Bay) and Te Muna Road (Martinborough) vineyards, will be represented at La Place by two of the oldest négociants, CVBG and Mähler-Besse, in both Europe and Asia. The 2020 vintage of Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah and Craggy Range Aroha Pinot Noir will join the ranks of some of the world’s most renowned wines. La Place ‘made sense’ for Craggy with the estate focused on expanding its distribution reach within the world of fine wine, ...

The word of the wine: Shiraz

See syrah.