The Winery Tantalus of Waiheke Island of North Island

Winery Tantalus
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 17 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Waiheke Island in the region of North Island

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.

Top Winery Tantalus wines

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.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Tantalus

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Tantalus

How Winery Tantalus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Tantalus

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

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Tantalus

  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5

Discovering the wine region of Waiheke Island

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.

The top white wines of Winery Tantalus

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Tantalus

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 quick beef bourguignon, vitello tonnato or nanie's diced ham quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Tantalus

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.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Tantalus

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.88/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

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.

The top red wines of Winery Tantalus

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Tantalus

How Winery Tantalus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington, pasta with mussels or provencal veal tendrons.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Tantalus

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.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Tantalus

  • 2014With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Cord

Management of trellised vines.

The top pink wines of Winery Tantalus

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Tantalus

How Winery Tantalus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Tantalus

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Tantalus. often reveals types of flavors of earth, spices or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Tantalus

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

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 Tantalus

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.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

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.

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