The Winery Southern Cross NZ of Hawke's Bay of North Island

Winery Southern Cross NZ - Hawkes Bay Pinot Noir
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 851 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Southern Cross NZ is one of the best wineries to follow in Hawke's Bay.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Southern Cross NZ wines

Looking for the best Winery Southern Cross NZ wines in Hawke's Bay among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Southern Cross NZ 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 Southern Cross NZ wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Southern Cross NZ

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Southern Cross NZ

How Winery Southern Cross NZ wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with garlic, roast pork with onions and honey or duck legs with green olives.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Southern Cross NZ

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Southern Cross NZ. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Southern Cross NZ

  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 2.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Southern Cross NZ.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Hawke's Bay

The wine region of Hawke's Bay is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. We currently count 274 estates and châteaux in the of Hawke's Bay, producing 1268 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Southern Cross NZ

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Southern Cross NZ

How Winery Southern Cross NZ wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of creamy tomato squid, vegan leek and tofu quiche or goat's cheese tartine au gratin.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Southern Cross NZ.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Southern Cross NZ

Planning a wine route in the of Hawke's Bay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Southern Cross NZ.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about Winery Southern Cross NZ and wines from the region

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Decanter World Wine Awards 2022: Results announced

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Nomad winemaker: Why I make wine in Spain

When I started my nomadic winemaking project, in 2018 at Niepoort Vinhos in Portugal’s Douro region, I had no idea how large a part Spain would go on to play – I certainly never intended to make it the locus of my project. So how did it happen? Yes, there was an element of chance and taking opportunities where they arose. But also, among the talented winemakers to whom I pitched collaborations, I sensed an openness and a readiness to collaborate which seemed particular to Spain. Held in June las ...

The word of the wine: Vintage (champagne)

It is a champagne made from a single harvest. In principle, we only vintage the great years: 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996... We find more often, now, the very good 2002, and the 2004, a little short.