Te Kairanga Estate Martinborough Pinot Gris 2025

Description

Dry, Floral, Oak

"Pristine and delicately aromatic, the bouquet presents notes of crisp apple, Asian pear, lemon peel, and rockmelon, followed by a juicy palate that's fleshy and finely textured. Splendidly framed by bright acidity, making it harmonious and elegantly flavoursome. At its best: now to 2028" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Sep 2025

Elegant aromatics of nashi and pear, layered with exotic pie, roasted nuts, and floral notes. The dry palate is refined, with ripe fruit, seamless flow, and added texture and spice from barrel aging. A full, balanced finish completes the wine.

Established in 1984, Te Kairanga is an important part of the Martinborough wine story. Our home vineyards are planted on land that was originally owned by the founding father of Martinborough, John Martin. While our land is steeped in history, our winemaking is very much focused on the future.

With four vineyard sites in the Martinborough appellation, our winemaking team have a wide array of aromatics, flavours, textures and styles to work with. The Martinborough Terrace, one of New Zealand’s most coveted winegrowing sub-regions, is home to our Home and McLeod Vineyards. Once a riverbed, it features deep ancient gravel and alluvial soils. At slightly higher elevations with more extreme conditions are our Spring Rock and Rua vineyards. Our vineyards are sustainably farmed.

The 2025 season started early with warm spring weather, strong canopy growth, and excellent flowering, leading to high yields. Te Kairanga avoided spring frosts, but cooler, wet weather from mid-December to late January slowed progress. Ripening was steady, and harvest spanned 6.5 weeks. Despite some disease and weather pressure, most fruit reached full ripeness.

Under the direction of Chief Winemaker, John Kavanagh, our winemaking philosophy places a premium on the character of each vineyard. Our 2024 Pinot Gris is made from individual vineyard parcels, gently pressed on arrival and cool fermented in stainless steel to maintain its clean, fresh flavour. A small portion of the fruit was fermented in old French oak puncheons to add extra texture and complexity to the wine. The wine was then aged on light lees before being blended and bottled.

Food Pairing: This Pinot Gris pairs beautifully with Chicken Yakitori.