Winery Wairau RiverViognier Reserve
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Viognier Reserve of Winery Wairau River in the region of South Island often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Viognier Reserve
Pairings that work perfectly with Viognier Reserve
Original food and wine pairings with Viognier Reserve
The Viognier Reserve of Winery Wairau River matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of rice with sausage meat and tomatoes, vermicelli sautéed with peking duck or cassolettes of scallops.
Details and technical informations about Winery Wairau River's Viognier Reserve.
Discover the grape variety: Viognier
Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Viognier Reserve from Winery Wairau River are 2016, 2015, 0, 2018
Informations about the Winery Wairau River
The Winery Wairau River is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Marlborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Marlborough
World reference for Sauvignon Blanc: aromatic, exuberant whites with signature notes of passion fruit, gooseberry, grapefruit and cut grass, sharp lively acidity and an iodised finish. King grape on 71% of the vineyard since 1972. Also fine, silky Pinot Noir (cherry, plum, spice), taut Chardonnay and lively Riesling. Traditional-method sparklers on the rise.
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: Oenophile
A person who is interested in the world of wine and more particularly in wine tasting.
