The Winery Selaks of North Island

Winery Selaks - Breeze Premium Selection Pinot Gris
The winery offers 72 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Constellation Brands.
It is ranked in the top 396 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in North Island

The Winery Selaks is one of the best wineries to follow in North Island.. It offers 72 wines for sale in of North Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Selaks wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Selaks

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Selaks

How Winery Selaks wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo, thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong) or veal blanquette à l'ancienne.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Selaks

On the nose the white wine of Winery Selaks. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, earth or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Selaks. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Selaks

  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.62/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Gris
  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling

Discovering 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.

Although Northland's contribution to the New Zealand wine industry is minuscule (in 2013, the region crushed 130 metric tonnes of grapes, compared to Marlborough's 250,000), it is important historically. The first vines were planted in the Bay of Islands in 1819, a Full 30 years before missionaries began planting in the Hawkes Bay. The founding father of viticulture in the Antipodes, James Busby, had a Vineyard at his house at Waitangi before going on to establish the Hunter Valley wine region in Australia. This Waitangi property is also where New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, was signed in 1840.

In the late 1800s, kauri-gum diggers from Croatia began to move into the area in search of fortune, bringing winemaking traditions from their homeland. While viticulture in the region has never been viable on a large scale, Northland's boutique wine industry is growing fast, with the Northland Wine Growers Association (formed in 2007) boasting a membership of more than 50. Northland's sub-tropical Climate is unique in New Zealand. Warm, humid summers and rainy winters are challenging for growers, who must employ careful vineyard techniques to avoid mildew and rot.

The top red wines of Winery Selaks

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Selaks

How Winery Selaks wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of wild boar stew in burgundy style, mamyjaja lamb mouse tagine or simple and fragrant roast veal.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Selaks

On the nose the red wine of Winery Selaks. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Selaks. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Selaks

  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.46/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.43/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

The top sweet wines of Winery Selaks

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Selaks

How Winery Selaks wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of homemade pork curry, tahitian style raw fish or coconut chicken à la bellevilloise.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Selaks

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Selaks. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Selaks

  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Selaks.

  • Gewürztraminer
  • Riesling

The word of the wine: Distinguished

Said of a fine, elegant wine that is outstanding in its category.

The top pink wines of Winery Selaks

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Selaks

How Winery Selaks wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo, knife feet or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Selaks

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Selaks. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of microbio.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Selaks

  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.45/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Selaks.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Gris

Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Selaks

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Selaks

How Winery Selaks wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of smoked salmon pasta gratin, mussels with chicken or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Selaks.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Brilliant

Said of a very limpid robe whose reflections shine strongly in the light.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Selaks

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

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The word of the wine: Distinguished

Said of a fine, elegant wine that is outstanding in its category.