Winery Pegasus Bay - Sauvignon - Sémillon

Winery Pegasus BaySauvignon - Sémillon

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Sauvignon - Sémillon of Winery Pegasus Bay is a white wine from the region of Waipara of South Island.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The Sauvignon - Sémillon of the Winery Pegasus Bay is in the top 10 of wines of Waipara.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

stone, honey

Wine with oak taste

oak, butter

Wine with vegetal taste

gooseberry, grass

Wine with microbio taste

cream, oil

Wine with spices taste

thyme, pepper

Wine with floral taste

honeysuckle, elderflower

On the nose the Sauvignon - Sémillon of Winery Pegasus Bay in the region of South Island often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, non oak or melon and sometimes also flavors of straw, passion fruit or gooseberry.

Details and technical informations about Winery Pegasus Bay's Sauvignon - Sémillon.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Araignan

Araignan blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (south of France). 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 large bunches and large grapes. Araignan blanc is found in the vineyards of Provence and Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Sauvignon - Sémillon - 2017
In the top 10 of of Waipara wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Sauvignon - Sémillon - 2016
In the top 10 of of Waipara wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Sauvignon - Sémillon - 2015
In the top 10 of of Waipara wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Sauvignon - Sémillon - 2014
In the top 10 of of Waipara wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Sauvignon - Sémillon - 2013
In the top 10 of of Waipara wines
Average rating: 411110
Sauvignon - Sémillon - 2012
In the top 10 of of Waipara wines
Average rating: 411110
Sauvignon - Sémillon - 2011
In the top 10 of of Waipara wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Sauvignon - Sémillon from Winery Pegasus Bay are 2006, 2009, 2013, 2012 and 2017.

Informations about the Winery Pegasus Bay

The winery offers 26 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This winery is part of the Donaldson Family Ltd..
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Waipara in the region of South Island

The Winery Pegasus Bay is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Waipara to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine South Island
In the top 500 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 15 of of Waipara wines
In the top 7000 of white wines
In the top 35000 wines of the world

The wine region of Waipara

The wine region of Waipara is located in the region of Canterbury of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pegasus Bay or the Domaine Pegasus Bay produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Waipara are Pinot noir, Riesling and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Waipara often reveals types of flavors of cherry, pear or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, gooseberry or passion fruit.


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.

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The word of the wine: Foxé

An animal odor found in certain reduced or old wines, which are also said to fox, in reference to the fox.

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