Winery Rod McDonaldQuarter Acre Viognier

White wine of Hawke's Bay of North Island of New Zealand

3.6

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Quarter Acre Viognier of Winery Rod McDonald is a white wine from the region of Hawke's Bay of North Island.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or game (deer, venison).

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Earth

Oak

Food and wine pairings with Quarter Acre Viognier

Pairings that work perfectly with Quarter Acre Viognier

Original food and wine pairings with Quarter Acre Viognier

The Quarter Acre Viognier of Winery Rod McDonald matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of currywurst, duck with orange or quick paella.

Details and technical informations about Winery Rod McDonald's Quarter Acre Viognier.

Winery

Winery Rod McDonald

Grape varieties

Viognier

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

13°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Quarter Acre Viognier - 2018

In the top 100 of of Hawke's Bay wines

Average rating: 3.5

The best vintages of Quarter Acre Viognier from Winery Rod McDonald are 2018

Informations about the Winery Rod McDonald

The winery offers 68 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

It is in the top 50 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Rod McDonald is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 60 wines for sale in the of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 8000 of of New Zealand wines

In the top 1500 of of Hawke's Bay wines

In the top 200000 of white wines

In the top 650000 wines of the world

The wine region of Hawke's Bay

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 .

The wine region of North Island

New-zealand/north-island/northland">Northland, as its name suggests, is New Zealand's northernmost wine-producing region, around four hours' drive northwest of the country's largest city, Auckland. Most of the Northland region's wineries are situated on the east coast, particularly around the Bay of Islands and the Karikari Pensinula, with another cluster on the west coast near Kaitaia. The region's red wines are mostly produced from Syrah, Pinotage">Pinotage and the Hybrid variety Chambourcin. Chardonnay leads the way for white wine grape varieties; Pinot Gris, Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc are among the other varieties cultivated here.

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