Marlborough
Tucked into the northeastern corner of New Zealand’s South Island, Marlborough is where the country’s modern wine story truly began, a place where sunlight dazzles off snow-capped peaks and sea breezes drift through rows of perfectly aligned vines. It’s a landscape of luminous beauty: cool nights, crisp mornings, and long, dry summers that gift wines their signature clarity and verve. Beneath those postcard-perfect skies lies a patchwork of stony riverbeds and ancient glacial soils that give Marlborough wines their electric pulse.
Sauvignon Blanc is the undisputed star here, the grape that put New Zealand on the global map. Bursting with notes of lime, passionfruit, and fresh-cut herbs, it’s a wine that tastes like the landscape itself: pure, zesty, and full of life. Yet Marlborough is far from one-dimensional. Pinot Noir thrives in the cooler southern valleys, producing silky, red-fruited wines with an elegant, savoury twist. Chardonnay and Riesling also shine, offering texture, tension, and a distinctly maritime freshness that’s becoming the region’s quiet new signature.
At its heart, Marlborough is about precision and purity, wines that sparkle with sunlight and speak fluently of place. Family-run estates and forward-thinking winemakers continue to refine and reinvent what this region can do, proving there’s as much depth as dazzle behind its fame. Every bottle feels like an invitation to the edge of the world, where land, light, and sea conspire to create something unmistakably, irresistibly New Zealand.
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2022 'Origin' Pinot Noir, Saint Clair
Dark garnet colour in the glass with aromas layered with blueberry and blackcurrant fruits, intermingled with dark chocolate aromas. The palate is ...
View full details2022 'The Nest' Pinot Noir, Lake Chalice
This is the wineries tasting note and its so good we thought we would share it with you : To experience the exotic aroma and tastes of this Pinot N...
View full details2022 Pinot Noir Pioneer Block 15 'Strip Block', Saint Clair
The 2022 Pioneer Block 15 ‘Strip Block’ Pinot Noir from Saint Clair Family Estate is a beautifully perfumed, site-driven wine that captures the fin...
View full details2022 'The Raptor' Pinot Noir, Lake Chalice
This Lake Chalice Pinot Noir is elegant and aromatic, delivering intense notes of blackberry, plum and cherry fruit with delicate and lifted floral...
View full details2021 Pinot Noir Block 14 ‘Doctors Creek’, Saint Clair
Neal and Judy Ibbotson were pioneers in the Marlborough wine industry, first planting vineyards in the valley in 1978 and then establishing Saint C...
View full details2022 Pinot Noir, Zephyr Wines
The Glover family were one of the first to plant grapes on their farm in Marlborough’s Dillon’s Point sub-region in 1988. Nineteen years later, led...
View full details2019 'Plume' Pinot Noir, Lake Chalice
The Plume is Lake Chalice’s finest Pinot Noir and represents the pinnacle of Lake Chalice’s winemaking, crafted in limited quantities from the fine...
View full details2020 Province Pinot Noir, Astrolabe
This is a gorgeous Pinot Noir made from grapes grown across the Marlborough province: in the lower Waihopai and Wairau Valleys, the upper Brancott ...
View full details2020 BOB Short for Kate Pinot Noir, Ben Glover Family Wines
Pale ruby with a translucent edge, this Pinot Noir is all about elegance with a playful streak. Aromas of wild strawberry, red cherry and rose peta...
View full details2022 Pinot Noir, Isabel Estate
This Pinot Noir delivers on all levels. The clay-rich soils located in the southern border of the Isabel estate allow for an intensely concentrated...
View full details2021 Single Vineyard Pinot Noir, Auntsfield
The 2021 Single Vineyard Pinot Noir from Auntsfield Estate is a striking testament to Marlborough’s oldest winemaking heritage, rooted in the regio...
View full details2021 Omaka Reserve Pinot Noir, Saint Clair
The Moonlit Marlborough Reserve This is Pinot Noir with darkness, perfume and a beautifully polished edge. From Saint Clair’s Reserve range, the es...
View full details2020 Hawk Hill Pinot Noir, Auntsfield
The 2020 Hawk Hill Pinot Noir from Auntsfield Estate is a masterful expression of place, purity, and pedigree, crafted from one of Marlborough’s ol...
View full details2023 Aratoro Pinot Noir, Isabel Estate
The Long Way Home A Pinot Noir shaped by experience and precision. The nose opens with boysenberry, dark cherry and violet perfume, layered with su...
View full details2019 Pinot Noir, Dog Point Vineyard - Magnum
This beguiling Magnum of Pinot Noir from the excellent 2019 vintage has outstanding depth of colour for Pinot Noir displaying an opaque dark red-bl...
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