"This newly bottled lemon-hued wine is youthfully restrained on the nose with a hint of peach skin and subtle malo / butter / caramel notes while the flavours offer up stonefruit with a zesty undercurrent and a nutty richness to the warm, long, expansive finish that hints it will unfold nicely in the months to come. Alastair says it has drinkability with natural acidity and elegance and finesse" Sue Courtney, Wineoftheweek.com, March 2017

"This is elegantly expressed on the nose showing white stone fruit, grapefruit and oatmeal characters with hints of vanilla and savoury notes. The palate is rounded and beautifully weighted, and offers creamy mouthfeel and delicate fruit intensity, finishing long and silky. Lovely poise and balance, and should evolve gracefully. At its best: now to 2020" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Aug 2017

Refined complex aromas of yellow peach, Acacia flower and minerals provide a deep nose. Flavours of yellow peach and biscuit give depth to the elegant palate with a long finish.

Under the direction of Chief Winemaker, John Kavanagh, our winemaking philosophy places a premium on the character of the site. Our 2016 Chardonnay comprises handpicked fruit from the Home (91%) and Spring Rock Vineyards (8%), predominantly of clones Mendoza and 95, with each block and clone vinified separately. Gently whole-bunch pressed, the resulting juice is barrel fermented and aged for 10 months in French oak, (15% in new French oak puncheons, 500L) to add structure, and balanced integration of oak character. The wine goes through malolactic fermentation, providing subtle creaminess and texture whilst maintaining elegance with a wonderful acidity

At Te Kairanga, we have 250 acres of vines planted at four vineyard sites in the Martinborough appellation. This diversity provides our winemaking team with a wide array of aromatics, flavours, textures and styles to work with. The Martinborough Terrace, considered one of the premier growing areas, is home to our Home and McLeod Vineyards. Once an ancient riverbed, it features deep gravel and alluvial soils and a mild climate. At slightly higher elevations with more extreme conditions are our Spring Rock and Rua vineyards. All of our properties are sustainably farmed.

Martinborough is at the southern end of New Zealand’s North Island. Roughly 90 minutes from Wellington, New Zealand’s capital, this tiny region accounts for less than 2% of the country’s total wine production. Martinborough is protected from the harsh elements by a range of mountains to the southwest and west creating a climate that is mild, breezy, dry and ideal for cool-climate grapes. Most of the premier vineyards are planted on stony terraces that provide exceptional drainage and high mineral content. More than half of Martinborough’s vineyards are planted to Pinot Noir.