Winery Saint ClairPioneer Block 17 Plateau Viognier

White wine of Gimblett Gravels 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 Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Viognier of Winery Saint Clair is a white wine from the region of Gimblett Gravels of North Island.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or game (deer, venison).

Food and wine pairings with Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Viognier

Pairings that work perfectly with Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Viognier

Original food and wine pairings with Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Viognier

The Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Viognier of Winery Saint Clair matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of veal cutlets with savoy tomme, rabbit, cabbage, bacon or stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce.

Details and technical informations about Winery Saint Clair's Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Viognier.

Winery

Winery Saint Clair

Grape varieties

Viognier

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

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

Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Viognier - 2017

In the top 100 of of Gimblett Gravels wines

Average rating: 3.6

The best vintages of Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Viognier from Winery Saint Clair are 2017

Informations about the Winery Saint Clair

The winery offers 119 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

This winery is part of the Saint Clair Family Estate.

It is in the top 90 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Gimblett Gravels in the region of North Island

The Winery Saint Clair is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 118 wines for sale in the of Gimblett Gravels to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 5000 of of New Zealand wines

In the top 2500 of of Gimblett Gravels wines

In the top 150000 of white wines

In the top 400000 wines of the world

The wine region of Gimblett Gravels

The wine region of Gimblett Gravels is located in the region of Hawke's Bay of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Craggy Range or the Domaine Matariki produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gimblett Gravels are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gimblett Gravels often reveals types of flavors of cream, cigar or blackberry jam and sometimes also flavors of black olive, fig or cheese.

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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