The Winery Te Rakau of Hawke's Bay of North Island

Winery Te Rakau
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of North Island.
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Te Rakau is one of the best wineries to follow in Hawke's Bay.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Te Rakau wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Te Rakau

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Te Rakau

How Winery Te Rakau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of cassoulet of yesteryear, half-cooked bluefin tuna or quiche without pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Te Rakau

On the nose the white wine of Winery Te Rakau. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Te Rakau. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Te Rakau

  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Hawke's Bay

The wine region of Hawke's Bay is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. We currently count 274 estates and châteaux in the of Hawke's Bay, producing 1268 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Winery Te Rakau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Te Rakau

How Winery Te Rakau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of spaghetti squash bolognese style, lasagne with two salmons or osso bucco.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Te Rakau

On the nose the red wine of Winery Te Rakau. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Te Rakau. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Te Rakau

  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

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 Te Rakau

Planning a wine route in the of Hawke's Bay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Te Rakau.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Te Rakau and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Astringent

Said of a wine that is a bit harsh and rough on the palate. Astringency often appears in young red wines that are rich in tannins and need to be rounded out.