The Winery Sam Harrop of Waiheke Island of North Island

Winery Sam Harrop
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 28 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Waiheke Island in the region of North Island

The Winery Sam Harrop is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Waiheke Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Sam Harrop wines

Looking for the best Winery Sam Harrop wines in Waiheke Island among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Sam Harrop 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 Sam Harrop wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Sam Harrop

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Sam Harrop

How Winery Sam Harrop wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of ham and cheese macaroni gratin, skate wing with caper butter or spinach and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Sam Harrop

On the nose the white wine of Winery Sam Harrop. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, citrus fruit or non oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Sam Harrop. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Sam Harrop

  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Sam Harrop.

  • Chardonnay
  • Fiano

Discovering the wine region of Waiheke Island

The wine region of Waiheke Island is located in the region of Auckland of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Destiny Bay Vineyards or the Domaine Destiny Bay Vineyards produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Waiheke Island are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Waiheke Island often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, cigar box or savory and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, red fruit or coffee.

In the mouth of Waiheke Island is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 35 estates and châteaux in the of Waiheke Island, producing 191 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Waiheke Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

The top red wines of Winery Sam Harrop

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Sam Harrop

How Winery Sam Harrop wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef fashion, lamb crumble with oregano and feta cheese or duck breast with honey, potato and onion with garlic.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Sam Harrop

On the nose the red wine of Winery Sam Harrop. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Sam Harrop. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Sam Harrop

  • 2016With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Sam Harrop.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Sam Harrop

Planning a wine route in the of Waiheke Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Sam Harrop.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Sam Harrop and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Chai

Place where the wine-making process takes place.

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