The Winery Tora Bay of Martinborough of North Island

Winery Tora Bay - Premium Selection Cabernet - Merlot
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 20 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Martinborough in the region of North Island

The Winery Tora Bay is one of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Martinborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Tora Bay wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Tora Bay

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

How Winery Tora Bay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of small stuffed fish from nice, wok of chinese noodles with vegetables or tajine with 2 meats and preserved lemons.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Tora Bay

On the nose the red wine of Winery Tora Bay. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Tora Bay. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Tora Bay

  • 2018With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.30/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Martinborough

The wine region of Martinborough is located in the region of Wairarapa of North Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kusuda or the Domaine Craggy Range produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Martinborough are Pinot noir, Pinot gris and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Martinborough often reveals types of flavors of cherry, nutmeg or tomatoes and sometimes also flavors of dark chocolate, exotic spice or underbrush.

In the mouth of Martinborough is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 82 estates and châteaux in the of Martinborough, producing 331 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Martinborough go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Tora Bay

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

How Winery Tora Bay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of marinated mussels with maroilles, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or aurora pie.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Tora Bay

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Tora Bay

  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.85/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Tora Bay

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Tora Bay

How Winery Tora Bay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of avocado and marinated tuna poke bowl, rice with seafood or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Tora Bay.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Grand Cru

In Burgundy, the fourth and final level of classification (above the regional, communal and premier cru appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited plots of land (the climats) whose name alone constitutes the appellation. The climats classified as Grand Cru are 32 in the Côte d'Or plus one in Chablis which is divided into 7 distinct climats. Representing barely 1.5% of the production, the Grand Crus are the aristocracy of Burgundy wines.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Tora Bay

Planning a wine route in the of Martinborough? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Tora 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 Tora Bay and wines from the region

Decanter magazine latest issue: July 2022

Inside the Decanter magazine July 2022 issue: FEATURES Fuller-bodied rosés: proud to be pink, Elizabeth Gabay MW Can rosé wines really age?, Elizabeth Gabay MW 10 reasons to drink English sparkling wine, Susy Atkins Decanter guide to picnicking for wine lovers, Chris Losh Piedmont Nebbiolo guide: the latest releases, Aldo Fiordelli Winemaker profile: Sam Kaplan, Jonathan Cristaldi in Napa Valley LEARNING Wine wisdom: Expert tips to help you on your journey through wine Read the new issue in full ...

New Zealand’s Craggy Range joins La Place de Bordeaux

The estate, which comprises the Gimblett Gravels (Hawke’s Bay) and Te Muna Road (Martinborough) vineyards, will be represented at La Place by two of the oldest négociants, CVBG and Mähler-Besse, in both Europe and Asia. The 2020 vintage of Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah and Craggy Range Aroha Pinot Noir will join the ranks of some of the world’s most renowned wines. La Place ‘made sense’ for Craggy with the estate focused on expanding its distribution reach within the world of fine wine, ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Grand Cru

In Burgundy, the fourth and final level of classification (above the regional, communal and premier cru appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited plots of land (the climats) whose name alone constitutes the appellation. The climats classified as Grand Cru are 32 in the Côte d'Or plus one in Chablis which is divided into 7 distinct climats. Representing barely 1.5% of the production, the Grand Crus are the aristocracy of Burgundy wines.

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