Winery Pyramid Valley VineyardsGrowers Collection Hille Vineyard Sémillon
White wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Growers Collection Hille Vineyard Sémillon of Winery Pyramid Valley Vineyards in the region of South Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Growers Collection Hille Vineyard Sémillon
Pairings that work perfectly with Growers Collection Hille Vineyard Sémillon
Original food and wine pairings with Growers Collection Hille Vineyard Sémillon
The Growers Collection Hille Vineyard Sémillon of Winery Pyramid Valley Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of smoked salmon omelette, chicken tagine with apricots and almonds or quick chocolate fudge cake.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pyramid Valley Vineyards's Growers Collection Hille Vineyard Sémillon.
Discover the grape variety: Ahmeur bou A(h)meur
Table grape with large bunches and juicy, crunchy grey-pink berries, firm flesh and pleasant sweet flavour. Late ripening, sensitive to winter frost. Rarely vinified; grown mainly as a table grape in warm regions and on trellises beside Mediterranean homes. Still found in North Africa, California, Argentina, Spain and Portugal. Grey variety of probable North African or Spanish origin.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Growers Collection Hille Vineyard Sémillon from Winery Pyramid Valley Vineyards are 2007, 2006, 2008, 0
Informations about the Winery Pyramid Valley Vineyards
The Winery Pyramid Valley Vineyards is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Marlborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Marlborough
World reference for Sauvignon Blanc: aromatic, exuberant whites with signature notes of passion fruit, gooseberry, grapefruit and cut grass, sharp lively acidity and an iodised finish. King grape on 71% of the vineyard since 1972. Also fine, silky Pinot Noir (cherry, plum, spice), taut Chardonnay and lively Riesling. Traditional-method sparklers on the rise.
The wine region of South Island
New Zealand's southern island, cradle of the country's great wines. Sauvignon Blanc signature in Marlborough (~80% of national vineyard): explosive and tropical with grapefruit, passion fruit, boxwood, cut grass and mineral touch — global benchmark. Pinot Noir star in Central Otago (among the most southerly) and Waipara: airy with cherry, raspberry, undergrowth, thyme. Taut Riesling, precise Chardonnay, floral Pinot Gris.
The word of the wine: Runoff
Failure of the vine flower to fertilize at the time of flowering, when the weather is too cold or rainy. Under these conditions, the vine will have few or no clusters.
