Winery Saint Clair - Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Grüner Veltliner

Winery Saint ClairPioneer Block 5 Bull Block Grüner Veltliner

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Grüner Veltliner of Winery Saint Clair is a white wine from the region of Marlborough of South Island.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or lean fish.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Grüner Veltliner of Winery Saint Clair in the region of South Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Grüner Veltliner

Pairings that work perfectly with Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Grüner Veltliner

Original food and wine pairings with Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Grüner Veltliner

The Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Grüner Veltliner of Winery Saint Clair matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of roast pork orloff, salmon pave en papillotte or scallops.

Details and technical informations about Winery Saint Clair's Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Grüner Veltliner.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Perlette

Crossing made in the United States in 1936 by Professor Harold P. Olmo of the University of Davis (California) between the queen of the vines and the sultana, registered in the Official Catalogue of vine varieties list A1. - Synonymy: no known synonym (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!).

Last vintages of this wine

Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Grüner Veltliner - 2017
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Grüner Veltliner - 2016
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Grüner Veltliner - 2015
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Grüner Veltliner - 2014
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Grüner Veltliner - 2013
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Grüner Veltliner - 2012
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Grüner Veltliner - 2011
In the top 100 of of Marlborough wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Pioneer Block 5 Bull Block Grüner Veltliner from Winery Saint Clair are 2011, 2017, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

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 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Marlborough in the region of South Island

The Winery Saint Clair is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 131 wines for sale in the of Marlborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine South Island
In the top 850 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 450 of of Marlborough wines
In the top 15000 of white wines
In the top 55000 wines of the world

The wine region of Marlborough

The wine region of Marlborough is located in the region of South Island of New Zealand. We currently count 1237 estates and châteaux in the of Marlborough, producing 3419 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Marlborough go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of South Island

Central Otago, near the bottom of New Zealand's South Island, vies for the title of world's most southerly wine region. Vineyards cling to the sides of mountains and high above river gorges in this dramatic landscape. Pinot Noir has proven itself in this challenging Terroir, and takes up nearly three-quarters of the region's vineyard area. The typical Central Otago Pinot Noir is intense and deeply colored, with flavors of doris plum, Sweet spice and bramble.

The word of the wine: Nose

In tasting, this is the second phase, which consists of identifying the wine's aromas and possibly its defects.

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