Wairarapa%2c North Island

Dry River

Martinborough Pinot Gris 2018

The first of 4 from the 2018 vintage. One of the best new World Pinot Gris, if not the best. Over the last few days on the weekend I had a bad chest cold and lost much of my sense of taste but I could taste the palate intensity in this wine - brilliant concentration. Low acid. Pear, apricot and spice but mainly pear. Difficult to see this improving from the stellar level it is at now. I’ll probably drink the remaining 3 bottles in the next year or so. — 16 days ago

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Escarpment Wines

Martinborough Pinot Noir

Burgundy color, darker fruits cherry plum. — 3 months ago

Martinborough Vineyard

Home Block Pinot Noir 2019

Cherries and a bit of tobacco. Nice finish. November 2023. — 6 months ago

Craggy Range

Te Muna Road Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Lots of tropical fruit along with grapefruit. Delicious with food - reminded me of when I visited the winery nearly 20 years ago. — a day ago

Ata Rangi

Martinborough Pinot Noir 2015

My first of 6. Smells like a full bodied Pinot Noir. The palate is rich with a lovely fruit sweetness, cherry and plum, and again, a full bodied Pinot Noir with intensity. Ticks all the boxes. Texture and the tannins are silky. Enough acid and tannin to go another 8 to 10 years. 98 points from HH. — a month ago

Tom, Jake and 22 others liked this

Matahiwi Estate

Wairarapa Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Pale lemon color.
Aromas of fresh green snap pea, gooseberry, grass.
Dry. Flavors of lime, snap peas, gooseberry, mineral finish.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5
— 7 months ago

Craggy Range

Aroha Te Muna Pinot Noir 2020

The description: A complex bouquet and palate with scents and flavours of black currant and dark cherry, wild flowers and red berry fruits then a stone and mineral silty soils quality . Youthful, varietal and complex. Even on day 2 the wine has a youthful taut appeal, flavours reflect the bouquet with a youthful energy and mix of ripe and tart fruits including cherry, cranberry, plum and black currant. An abundance of fine tannins and medium+ acidity, a wine that will continue to develop over the next 3-5 years. This wine presents best on day 2 which is a strong indication that it will age well. Best drinking from 2025 through 2033+.
The opinion: This is not usually the style of Pinot noir I like, but this is very good.
— a month ago

Martinborough Vineyard

Te Tera Martinborough Pinot Noir 2020

A nice dry Pinot from Martinborough. November 2023. — 6 months ago