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 ollada (catalonia), tuna nuggets or goat cheese and bacon 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.
Reference for great New Zealand reds, warm maritime climate (2,200 h of sun). Bordeaux blends on Gimblett Gravels: round, fruity Merlot (plum, ripe cherry), firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar), perfumed Cabernet Franc. Signature northern-Rhône-style Syrah: peppery and floral (violet, blackberry, black olive), fine tannins. Structured, mineral Chardonnay.
Also Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris. 4,600 ha around Napier-Hastings.
How Winery Rod McDonald wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef with cider, lamb curry or chicken curry (like in reunion island).
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.
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.
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 provencal stew, moroccan lamb shoulder or adapted vietnamese fondue.
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.
Champagne made only from the Chardonnay grape. The expression has been somewhat overused by the intensive use made of it by certain large distributors of white table wines (or sparkling wines) who were thus seeking to promote their product.
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 fish stew, giant paella cooked on a wood fire or cream and tuna quiche.
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.
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Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.
