Sileni EstatesCellar Selection Sparkling Pinot Gris
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cellar Selection Sparkling Pinot Gris of Sileni Estates in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cellar Selection Sparkling Pinot Gris
Pairings that work perfectly with Cellar Selection Sparkling Pinot Gris
Original food and wine pairings with Cellar Selection Sparkling Pinot Gris
The Cellar Selection Sparkling Pinot Gris of Sileni Estates matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of sea bream fillets with capers, arroz de marisco or mashed potatoes with chastillon cheese.
Details and technical informations about Sileni Estates's Cellar Selection Sparkling Pinot Gris.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris
Rich, ample whites with a golden robe, showing aromas of pear, quince, honey, smoke, ginger and spice. Made as structured dry wines (Alsace AOC), off-dry and sumptuous late-harvest sweet (vendange tardive, sélection de grains nobles). Lighter and crisper in Italy as Pinot Grigio (Veneto, Friuli). Also in Germany (Grauburgunder), Hungary (Szürkebarát) and Oregon. A grey mutation of Pinot Noir.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cellar Selection Sparkling Pinot Gris from Sileni Estates are 2014, 2009, 2015, 2011 and 0.
Informations about the Sileni Estates
The Sileni Estates is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 92 wines for sale in the of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Hawke's Bay
Reference for great New Zealand reds, warm maritime climate (2,200 h of sun). Bordeaux blends on Gimblett Gravels: round, fruity Merlot (plum, ripe cherry), firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar), perfumed Cabernet Franc. Signature northern-Rhône-style Syrah: peppery and floral (violet, blackberry, black olive), fine tannins. Structured, mineral Chardonnay.
The wine region of North Island
New Zealand's North Island, warmer and more varied than the South Island. Bordeaux varieties and Pinot Noir as signatures. Merlot in Hawke's Bay as a supple red with notes of plum, ripe cherry, fresh herbs and a spicy touch, round tannins — blended with Cabernet and peppery Syrah. Fine Pinot Noir in Wairarapa/Martinborough (cherry, undergrowth).
The word of the wine: Gouleyant
Characteristic of supple and light wines, particularly new wines.
