Winery Pegasus BayMuscat
White wine
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.
The Muscat of the Winery Pegasus Bay is in the top 90 of wines of Canterbury.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Muscat of Winery Pegasus Bay in the region of South Island often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Muscat
Pairings that work perfectly with Muscat
Original food and wine pairings with Muscat
The Muscat of Winery Pegasus Bay matches generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of turkey escalope with curry or tarte tatin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pegasus Bay's Muscat.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Muscat from Winery Pegasus Bay are 2016
Informations about the Winery Pegasus Bay
The Winery Pegasus Bay is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Canterbury to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Canterbury
The wine region of Canterbury is located in the region of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bell Hill or the Domaine Pyramid Valley Vineyards produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Canterbury are Pinot noir, Riesling and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Canterbury often reveals types of flavors of cherry, lemon zest or lime and sometimes also flavors of apricot, ginger or lemon.
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.
The word of the wine: Rebêche (champagne)
Must obtained in excess of the 2 550 litres authorised for a weight of 4 000 kilos of grapes. The first 2 050 litres constitute the cuvée and the next 500 litres the taille. The rebêche represents 1 to 3 % of the total volume and must be distilled or used to make ratafia.
