Marlborough, South Island
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 Amped Chardonnay, Spoke
The 2022 Amped Chardonnay from Spoke Wines is a masterclass in textural Chardonnay. Spoke is the visionary collaboration between Liam Steevenson M...
View full details2024 Omaka Reserve Chardonnay, Saint Clair
Saint Clair are rightly famous for making some of the best Sauvignon Blancs in the world but they also make world-class Chardonnay from their viney...
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 details2024 Sauvignon Blanc, Greywacke
“The Grown-Up Sauv” Expressive yet beautifully composed, Greywacke’s 2024 Sauvignon Blanc opens with lifted aromas of grapefruit, lime zest and pas...
View full details2020 Sauvignon Blanc 'Barrique', Saint Clair
The wine displays complex aromas of green coffee bean, vanilla pod and maple syrup are complemented by notes of wildflowers, crushed herbs and just...
View full details2020 Chardonnay, Isabel Estate
Isabel Estate is located just outside of Renwick village in the Wairau Valley at the heart of Marlborough’s wine region. The site benefits from all...
View full details2021 Block 3 Sauvignon Blanc '43 Degrees', Saint Clair
This Sauvignon Blanc is distinctively Marlborough with green notes of gooseberry, nettle and blackcurrant bud. The fresh, vibrant palate layers bla...
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 details2021 Sauvignon Blanc Pioneer Block 1 Foundation, Saint Clair
This Sauvignon Blanc is a powerful and intense wine with an aromatic nose of white currant, capsicum and fragrant tropical fruit with a hint of thy...
View full details2020 Chardonnay, 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 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 Single Vineyard Chardonnay, Auntsfield
The 2019 Single Vineyard Chardonnay from Auntsfield Estate is a commanding expression of Marlborough’s oldest winemaking heritage, carrying forward...
View full details2020 Wrekin Pinot Noir, Astrolabe
Pale garnet in the glass, this single-vineyard Pinot Noir hums with quiet intensity. Aromas of wild cherry, redcurrant and violet mingle with hints...
View full details2022 Sauvignon Blanc 'Wairau Reserve', Saint Clair
“Saint Clair now makes the country’s and perhaps the world’s best Sauvignon Blanc” Bob Campbell MW An intensely fragrant wine, where aromas of tro...
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 details2022 South Oaks Sauvignon Blanc, Auntsfield
The 2022 South Oaks Barrel Fermented Sauvignon Blanc from Auntsfield Estate is a beautifully textured and refined expression of Marlborough’s South...
View full details2023 Chardonnay Wild Barrique, Isabel Estate
The Showstopper A truly stunning Chardonnay. Aromas of citrus blossom, white peach and nectarine glide from the glass, layered with delicate flint,...
View full details2021 Omaka Reserve Pinot Noir, Saint Clair
The Reserve wines from Saint Clair represent the estate’s pinnacle wines – the best of the best. This 2021 has concentrated flavours of black che...
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 details2022 Aratoro Chardonnay, Isabel Estate
The Winemaker’s Journey Aratoro, meaning path of discovery, is Jeremy McKenzie’s most personal expression of Chardonnay. Powerful yet poised, the n...
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