The Winery Waitiri Creek of Gibbston of South Island

Winery Waitiri Creek
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in Gibbston in the region of South Island

The Winery Waitiri Creek is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Gibbston to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Waitiri Creek wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Waitiri Creek

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Waitiri Creek

How Winery Waitiri Creek wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, sauté of veal with mushrooms or duck legs with cider and small onions.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Waitiri Creek

On the nose the red wine of Winery Waitiri Creek. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Waitiri Creek

  • 2007With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.62/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Gibbston

The wine region of Gibbston is located in the region of Central Otago of South Island of New Zealand. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Wild Irishman or the Domaine Two Paddocks produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gibbston are Pinot noir, Pinot gris and Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gibbston often reveals types of flavors of peach, red fruit or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, citrus fruit or floral.

In the mouth of Gibbston is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 10 estates and châteaux in the of Gibbston, producing 23 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Gibbston go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top pink wines of Winery Waitiri Creek

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Waitiri Creek

How Winery Waitiri Creek wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal shoulder with cream and tarragon, pan-fried black pudding with apples or rabbit stew the old fashioned way.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Waitiri Creek

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Waitiri Creek.

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Arinarnoa

Arinarnoa noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). 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 large bunches of grapes of medium size. Arinarnoa noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Waitiri Creek

Planning a wine route in the of Gibbston? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Waitiri Creek.

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.