The Palliser Estate of Martinborough of North Island

Palliser Estate
The winery offers 28 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 21 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Martinborough in the region of North Island

The Palliser Estate is one of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Martinborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Palliser Estate wines

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

The top white wines of Palliser Estate

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Palliser Estate

How Palliser Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of sauté of veal with olives (corsica), marinated raw salmon ('gravad lax' in swedish) or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Palliser Estate

On the nose the white wine of Palliser Estate. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or oaky and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or peach. In the mouth the white wine of Palliser Estate. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Palliser Estate

  • 2009With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Riesling

Discovering the wine region of Martinborough

Small iconic GI of Wairarapa (southern tip of North Island, New Zealand): signature Pinot Noir as king red — structured and savory with notes of black plum, cherry, blackberry, mushroom, dried thyme, leather and a floral touch, fine tannins and signature mineral tension, "masculine" complex style contrasting with Central Otago. Lively Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay as complement. GI, well-drained gravel terraces and clay-limestone, windy semi-maritime.

The top red wines of Palliser Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Palliser Estate

How Palliser Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast pork with pineapple, escargots à la bordelaise or roast deer my grandmother's way.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Palliser Estate

On the nose the red wine of Palliser Estate. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or blackberry. In the mouth the red wine of Palliser Estate. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Palliser Estate

  • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Palliser 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.

The top sparkling wines of Palliser Estate

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Palliser Estate

How Palliser Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of potjevleesch (meat in a pot), quiche without eggs or rabbit in foil.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Palliser Estate

On the nose the sparkling wine of Palliser Estate. often reveals types of flavors of apples, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of nectarine, non oak or microbio.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Palliser Estate

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.83/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Palliser Estate.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Late harvest

A name historically used in Alsace, late harvest refers to grapes harvested during over-ripening for the production of sweet and syrupy wines.

The top sweet wines of Palliser Estate

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Palliser Estate

How Palliser Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of new york hot dog, soupions à la provençale or tunisian pasta.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Palliser Estate

  • 0With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Palliser Estate.

  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.

The top pink wines of Palliser Estate

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Palliser Estate

How Palliser Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast veal grand-mère madou, stuffed eggplant (with vegetables or mixed) or duck pot au feu.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Palliser Estate

On the nose the pink wine of Palliser Estate. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Palliser Estate

  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Palliser Estate.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Barrel

Unit of measure for the transport and marketing of bulk wines, corresponding to 4 barrels of 225 l, i.e. 900 l.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Palliser Estate

Planning a wine route in the of Martinborough? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Palliser Estate.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Rich, ample whites with a golden robe, showing aromas of pear, quince, honey, smoke, ginger and spice. Made as structured dry wines (Alsace AOC), off-dry and sumptuous late-harvest sweet (vendange tardive, sélection de grains nobles). Lighter and crisper in Italy as Pinot Grigio (Veneto, Friuli). Also in Germany (Grauburgunder), Hungary (Szürkebarát) and Oregon. A grey mutation of Pinot Noir.

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