Winery WaimeaPinot Gris
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, cured meat or mushrooms.
The Pinot Gris of the Winery Waimea is in the top 20 of wines of Nelson.
Taste structure of the Pinot Gris from the Winery Waimea
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pinot Gris of Winery Waimea in the region of South Island is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Pinot Gris of Winery Waimea in the region of South Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Pinot Gris
Pairings that work perfectly with Pinot Gris
Original food and wine pairings with Pinot Gris
The Pinot Gris of Winery Waimea matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of croziflette, red mullet fillets in saffron sauce or sturgeon with chanterelles.
Details and technical informations about Winery Waimea's Pinot Gris.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris
Rich, ample whites with a golden robe, showing aromas of pear, quince, honey, smoke, ginger and spice. Made as structured dry wines (Alsace AOC), off-dry and sumptuous late-harvest sweet (vendange tardive, sélection de grains nobles). Lighter and crisper in Italy as Pinot Grigio (Veneto, Friuli). Also in Germany (Grauburgunder), Hungary (Szürkebarát) and Oregon. A grey mutation of Pinot Noir.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pinot Gris from Winery Waimea are 2017, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Waimea
The Winery Waimea is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 38 wines for sale in the of Nelson to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Nelson
Cool-climate region of New Zealand's South Island, the only one on the west coast and rain-sheltered. Signature Chardonnay precise and taut with signature notes of white apple, citrus, toasted hazelnut, fresh butter and a mineral touch, ample long mouth — local benchmark. Fine silky Pinot Noir (tart cherry, raspberry, undergrowth, sweet spices), delicate tannins. Also vivid fruity Sauvignon Blanc, ample Pinot Gris, taut Riesling.
The wine region of South Island
New Zealand's southern island, cradle of the country's great wines. Sauvignon Blanc signature in Marlborough (~80% of national vineyard): explosive and tropical with grapefruit, passion fruit, boxwood, cut grass and mineral touch — global benchmark. Pinot Noir star in Central Otago (among the most southerly) and Waipara: airy with cherry, raspberry, undergrowth, thyme. Taut Riesling, precise Chardonnay, floral Pinot Gris.
The word of the wine: Decanter
1) Glass container with a narrow neck used to aerate or decant the wine. 2) Decanter wines: wines that are drunk young and that were once drawn directly from the barrel. For example, some Muscadets or Beaujolais.
