The Winery Passage Rock of Auckland of North Island

Winery Passage Rock
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 17 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Auckland in the region of North Island

The Winery Passage Rock is one of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Auckland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Passage Rock wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Passage Rock

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Passage Rock

How Winery Passage Rock wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of filet mignon in a crust, salmon and spinach lasagna or goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Passage Rock

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Passage Rock

  • 2017With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.95/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Viognier
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Auckland

The wine region of Auckland is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Puriri Hills or the Domaine Puriri Hills produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Auckland are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Auckland often reveals types of flavors of apples, plum or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, black fruit or baking spice.

In the mouth of Auckland is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 33 estates and châteaux in the of Auckland, producing 69 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Auckland go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Passage Rock

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Passage Rock

How Winery Passage Rock wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

The top sweet wines of Winery Passage Rock

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Passage Rock

How Winery Passage Rock wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of spaghetti with beef balls, leg of lamb cooked in yoghurt / tave kosi (albania) or grilled tuna with mediterranean marinade.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Passage Rock

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Passage Rock.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Sweet

Generic term for wines containing residual sugar (natural sugars in the grapes that have not been transformed into alcohol). It is also used to describe a wine with a dominantly sweet flavour, without further explanation.

The top red wines of Winery Passage Rock

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Passage Rock

How Winery Passage Rock wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of pot roast, pasta with asparagus and chicken or sauté of veal with olives (corsica).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Passage Rock

On the nose the red wine of Winery Passage Rock. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Passage Rock. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Passage Rock

  • 2009With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.96/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Passage Rock

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Passage Rock

How Winery Passage Rock wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Passage Rock

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Passage Rock. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Passage Rock

  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

The word of the wine: Arching

A stage in the vegetative cycle of the vine that occurs after the leaves have fallen and is characterized by the drying out of the soft shoots, which are transformed into hard shoots by lignification.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Passage Rock

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Passage Rock and wines from the region

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Igé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Igé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ ...

The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

The word of the wine: Sweet

Generic term for wines containing residual sugar (natural sugars in the grapes that have not been transformed into alcohol). It is also used to describe a wine with a dominantly sweet flavour, without further explanation.