The Winery Pounamu of Marlborough of South Island

Winery Pounamu - Special Selection Sauvignon Blanc
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 106 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in Marlborough in the region of South Island

The Winery Pounamu is one of the best wineries to follow in Marlborough.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Marlborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Pounamu wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Pounamu

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Pounamu

How Winery Pounamu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of spanish seafood paella, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or strong cheese in the lyon style.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Pounamu

On the nose the white wine of Winery Pounamu. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, vegetal or elderflower and sometimes also flavors of mango, kiwi or non oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Pounamu. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Pounamu

  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.91/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Grigio

Discovering the wine region of Marlborough

The wine region of Marlborough is located in the region of South Island of New Zealand. We currently count 1237 estates and châteaux in the of Marlborough, producing 3419 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Marlborough go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Winery Pounamu

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Pounamu

How Winery Pounamu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spit-turned boar leg (oven) with "automatic watering"., veal tagine with prunes or duck breast and roasted peaches.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Pounamu

On the nose the red wine of Winery Pounamu. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cranberry or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Pounamu. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Pounamu

  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Pounamu

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

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

Pinot noir 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. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Pounamu and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Grafting

A method used since the phylloxera crisis, consisting of fixing a graft of local origin on a rootstock resistant to phylloxera.