The Winery Puriri Hills of North Island

Winery Puriri Hills
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 11 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in North Island

The Winery Puriri Hills is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of North Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Puriri Hills wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Puriri Hills

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Puriri Hills

How Winery Puriri Hills wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of daube niçoise, pork sautéed with chinese noodles or saltimbocca alla romana.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Puriri Hills

On the nose the red wine of Winery Puriri Hills. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Puriri Hills. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Puriri Hills

  • 2013With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.47/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.24/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Carménère
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of North Island

New Zealand's North Island, warmer and more varied than the South Island. Bordeaux varieties and Pinot Noir as signatures. Merlot in Hawke's Bay as a supple red with notes of plum, ripe cherry, fresh herbs and a spicy touch, round tannins — blended with Cabernet and peppery Syrah. Fine Pinot Noir in Wairarapa/Martinborough (cherry, undergrowth).

Ample Chardonnay in Gisborne ('Chardonnay capital'), taut Sauvignon, floral Pinot Gris. Maritime temperate climate. Varied vineyard.

The top white wines of Winery Puriri Hills

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Puriri Hills

How Winery Puriri Hills wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of linguine with shrimp and spicy tomato sauce, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or sweet and savoury eggplant/goat tart.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Puriri Hills

On the nose the white wine of Winery Puriri Hills. often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Puriri Hills. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Puriri Hills

  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.

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

Discover the grape variety: Carmenère

Velvety, deep reds with a dark robe and round tannins, showing aromas of blackberry, plum, ripe red pepper, dark chocolate, coffee and gentle spice. Warm, supple finish. Absolute star of Chile (Colchagua, Cachapoal, Maipo) where it was rediscovered in 1994, long confused with Merlot. A historic Bordeaux variety that nearly vanished after phylloxera, a cross of Cabernet Franc × Gros Cabernet.