The Winery Riverstone of South Island

Winery Riverstone
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is ranked in the top 2882 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in South Island

The Winery Riverstone is one of the best wineries to follow in South Island.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of South Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Riverstone wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Riverstone

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Riverstone

How Winery Riverstone wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of rougail sausage, sardines moroccan style or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Riverstone

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Riverstone

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.26/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 2.91/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering 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.

Aromatic, chiselled style.

The top red wines of Winery Riverstone

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Riverstone

How Winery Riverstone wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of fricandeaux german style, lamb tagine with vegetables and sweet potatoes or veal paupiettes with forestry sauce.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Riverstone

  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.12/5
  • 2005With an average score of 2.80/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.

The top pink wines of Winery Riverstone

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Riverstone

How Winery Riverstone wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Riverstone

  • 2005With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.40/5

The word of the wine: Long

Wine with persistence in the mouth. This persistence in the mouth of a wine is measured in caudalies.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Riverstone

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

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.