The Winery Rod McDonald is one of the world's great estates. It offers 68 wines for sale in of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Rod McDonald wines in Hawke's Bay among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Rod McDonald 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 Rod McDonald wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Rod McDonald wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of chicken in red wine, pasta with tuna and laughing cow or cream and tuna quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Rod McDonald. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, microbio or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Rod McDonald. is a with a nice freshness.
The wine region of Hawke's Bay is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. We currently count 274 estates and châteaux in the of Hawke's Bay, producing 1268 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes .
How Winery Rod McDonald wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of oxtail and carrot stew, lamb colombo or shrimp and zucchini with curry and coconut milk.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Rod McDonald. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
How Winery Rod McDonald wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with caramelized onion, languedoc-roussillon lamb en papillote and its tajine with... or roast duck breast stuffed with foie gras confit.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Rod McDonald. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Rod McDonald. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
A very relative term that can designate a wine of the year that is already at its optimum, as well as a wine that has passed its first year but has not yet developed all its qualities.
How Winery Rod McDonald wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of tuna flan with leek coulis, stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
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Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
