The Winery Tahuna of Hawke's Bay of North Island

Winery Tahuna
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 10 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Tahuna is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Tahuna wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Tahuna

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Tahuna

How Winery Tahuna wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or ricotta, goat cheese and zucchini quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Tahuna

On the nose the white wine of Winery Tahuna. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or apples. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Tahuna. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Tahuna

  • 2019With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.78/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris

Discovering 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.

Also Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris. 4,600 ha around Napier-Hastings.

The top red wines of Winery Tahuna

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Tahuna

How Winery Tahuna wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baeckeoffe, mouse of lamb with thyme or duck pot au feu.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Tahuna

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Tahuna

  • 2018With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.46/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.42/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.33/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.31/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.

The top sweet wines of Winery Tahuna

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Tahuna

How Winery Tahuna wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of cannelloni with salmon and spinach, mussels with chicken or homemade cookies.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Tahuna

  • 0With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Sémillon

The word of the wine: Second fermentation

In the making of champagne, fermentation of the base wine to which is added the liqueur de tirage and which takes place in the bottle. This second fermentation produces the carbon dioxide, and therefore the bubbles that make up the effervescence of the wine.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Tahuna

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Tahuna

How Winery Tahuna wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of roast pork with mustard and honey, chinese fondue or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Tahuna

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Tahuna. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Tahuna

  • 0With an average score of 2.96/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.

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Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.