The Winery Stone Bay of Nelson of South Island

Winery Stone Bay - Sauvignon Blanc
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Marlborough Wines.
It is ranked in the top 38 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in Nelson in the region of South Island

The Winery Stone Bay is one of the world's great estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Nelson to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Stone Bay wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Stone Bay

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Stone Bay

How Winery Stone Bay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of marinated shrimp sautéed asian style, quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or goat cheese and tapenade tart.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Stone Bay

On the nose the white wine of Winery Stone Bay. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, stone or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tree fruit or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Stone Bay. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Stone Bay

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Nelson

The wine region of Nelson is located in the region of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Latitude 41 or the Domaine Seifried Estate produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Nelson are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Nelson often reveals types of flavors of dark fruit, clove or baking spice and sometimes also flavors of bramble, kiwi or savory.

In the mouth of Nelson is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 94 estates and châteaux in the of Nelson, producing 406 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Nelson go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese.

The top red wines of Winery Stone Bay

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Stone Bay

How Winery Stone Bay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), mamyjaja lamb mouse tagine or osso bucco.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Stone Bay

On the nose the red wine of Winery Stone Bay. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Stone Bay. is a .

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Stone Bay

  • 2016With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 2.90/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir

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 Stone Bay

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

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 Stone Bay and wines from the region

UK wine harvest 2022: ‘Exceptional’ fruit excites producers

Optimism is high around the UK wine harvest in 2022, even if winemakers are generally reluctant to fully ‘call’ a vintage so early in the process. ‘So far quality has been excellent,’ said Simon Roberts, head winemaker at Ridgeview in Sussex, southern England. ‘We are heading for one of Ridgeview’s biggest harvests ever, possibly topping the record 2018 vintage. The fruit is tasting exceptional,’ he added. ‘Excitingly it looks like a particularly good year for Chardonnay.’ One of the ...

Decanter’s Regional Editors pick out their top wines for Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC

In the first part of this series, see the wines that the Decanter editorial team is most excited about tasting at the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC on Saturday 18th June 2022. Amy Wislocki – Decanter Magazine Editor Cape Landing Blackwood Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River 2019 At the end of every year at Decanter, we organise a ‘Wines of the Year‘ tasting. We ask our key contributors and editorial staff to pick out the wines that most impressed them during the year just gon ...

Decanter Editor-in-Chief’s New York Fine Wine Encounter top tips

There are going to be some utterly splendid wines to taste at our New York Fine Wine Encounter – many of the world’s grandest winemakers have brought some of their very best bottles to our event, knowing their hard work and talent will be appreciated by a discerning audience.  My team of experts have picked out a great selection of their personal favourites from the wines on offer, and for their superbly detailed analysis and opinion, you should read the pieces and the picks from Georgie Hindle, ...

The word of the wine: Merrain

Oak wood split into planks used to make the barrel.