Winery Pegasus BaySauvignon - Sémillon
White wine
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
On the nose the Sauvignon - Sémillon of Winery Pegasus Bay in the region of South Island often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus.
Food and wine pairings with Sauvignon - Sémillon
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauvignon - Sémillon
Original food and wine pairings with Sauvignon - Sémillon
The Sauvignon - Sémillon of Winery Pegasus Bay matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of tuna pizza, aïoli or the coughing cat's apple crumble.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pegasus Bay's Sauvignon - Sémillon.
Discover the grape variety: Optima
Intraspecific crossing between sylvaner x riesling (perhaps rieslaner) and müller-thurgau obtained in 1930 by Peter Morio (1887-1960) and Bernhard Husfeld (1900-1970) at the Siebeldingen Research Institute (Palatinate) in Germany. It can be found in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, Hungary, England, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, ... very little known in France. Note that Optima is the mother of the Orion grape variety.
Last vintages of this wine
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 Pegasus Bay is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Waipara to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Aqueous
Said of a diluted wine for which one has the impression that water has been added.
