The Winery Tantalus is one of the world's great estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Waiheke Island to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Tantalus wines in Waiheke Island among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Tantalus 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 Tantalus wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Tantalus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Tantalus. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.
The wine region of Waiheke Island is located in the region of Auckland of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Destiny Bay Vineyards or the Domaine Destiny Bay Vineyards produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Waiheke Island are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Waiheke Island often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, cigar box or savory and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, red fruit or coffee.
In the mouth of Waiheke Island is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 35 estates and châteaux in the of Waiheke Island, producing 191 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Waiheke Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.
How Winery Tantalus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of spaghetti carbonara, salmon with spinach and cream or vegan leek and tofu quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Tantalus. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or microbio. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Tantalus. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
How Winery Tantalus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of fillet of beef with morels, lasagne or sauté of veal with the moulinex cookeo.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Tantalus. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Tantalus. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Sensation (sweet, salty, sour or bitter) produced on the tongue by a food.
How Winery Tantalus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Tantalus. often reveals types of flavors of earth, spices or red fruit.
Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
Planning a wine route in the of Waiheke Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Tantalus.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
