Winery Steve BirdGewürztraminer
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The Gewürztraminer of the Winery Steve Bird is in the top 0 of wines of Marlborough.
Details and technical informations about Winery Steve Bird's Gewürztraminer.
Discover the grape variety: Guarnaccia
Supple, fruity reds to drink young, with a clear ruby robe, soft tannins and an airy palate on red fruit (cherry, strawberry), gentle spices and Mediterranean notes. Accessible island profile. Part of the Ischia Rosso DOC identity, grown confidentially on the island. Black Italian variety grown in Campania, mainly on the island of Ischia in the Gulf of Naples.
Informations about the Winery Steve Bird
The Winery Steve Bird is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Marlborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Marlborough
World reference for Sauvignon Blanc: aromatic, exuberant whites with signature notes of passion fruit, gooseberry, grapefruit and cut grass, sharp lively acidity and an iodised finish. King grape on 71% of the vineyard since 1972. Also fine, silky Pinot Noir (cherry, plum, spice), taut Chardonnay and lively Riesling. Traditional-method sparklers on the rise.
The wine region of South Island
New Zealand's southern island, cradle of the country's great wines. Sauvignon Blanc signature in Marlborough (~80% of national vineyard): explosive and tropical with grapefruit, passion fruit, boxwood, cut grass and mineral touch — global benchmark. Pinot Noir star in Central Otago (among the most southerly) and Waipara: airy with cherry, raspberry, undergrowth, thyme. Taut Riesling, precise Chardonnay, floral Pinot Gris.
The word of the wine: Tanin
A natural compound contained in the skin of the grape, the seed or the woody part of the bunch, the stalk. The maceration of red wines allows the extraction of tannins, which give the texture, the solidity and also the mellowness when the tannins are "ripe". The winemaker seeks above all to extract the tannins from the skin, the ripest and most noble. The tannins of the seed or stalk, which are "greener", especially in average years, give the wine hardness and astringency. The wines of Bordeaux (based on Cabernet and Merlot) are full of tannins, those of Burgundy much less so, with Pinot Noir containing little.
