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GROWING SEASONEarly spring frosts damaged some vines and cool temperatures affected flowering, thus reducing crop levels. Yet after the cold start, the summer was dry and warm. Late summer sugar accumulation was gradual, and grapes were small with thicker than usual skins, which accentuate both conc...

GROWING SEASONEarly spring frosts damaged some vines and cool temperatures affected flowering, thus reducing crop levels. Yet after the cold start, the summer was dry and warm. Late summer sugar accumulation was gradual, and grapes were small and concentrated. Harvest occurred April 13th to 26th.VIN...

Our Reserve Pinot Noir is hand harvested from our favorite section of Māori Point Vineyard. We have been observing this special area and tasting the wines made specifically from it since 2013, and we now call this area our "Professors' Block". This one-acre block of vines was planted in 2002 with t...

The 2011 vintage in Central Otago had a cooler than normal summer, and as a result our 2011 Pinot Noir is lighter in colour, with classic aromatics and elegant structure. It's often accused of tasting Burgundian (high praise in the wine world), and it pairs wonderfully with food. Unfiltered and unfi...

A dessert wine for those who don't think they like dessert wines. Definitely not cloying or syrupy sweet, our late harvest Pinot Gris dances delicately on your palate. The name "Honi" is the Maori word for honey, which is appropriate given how this wine leads with beautifully soft honey tones, befor...

Despite early frosts and the rapid onset of winter weather at the end of harvest, the warm summer and dry autumn of 2013 set the stage for an exceptional vintage. The grapes were harvested by hand, and fermentation was performed by our native wild yeasts. The wine matured in french oak barrels, and ...

A four-barrel blend selected from the best regions of our vineyard. Dark sweet cherry with cloves, cinnamon and vanilla with a hint of violets. Fruit sweetness and supple mouthfeel envelop a firm core of soft tannins indicating that this wine will age well for at least 15 years. Unfiltered and unfined. Aged 18 months in French oak barrels, 50% new.

Our Reserve Pinot Noir is hand harvested from our favorite section of Māori Point Vineyard. We have been observing this special area and tasting the wines made specifically from it since 2013, and we now call this area our "Professors' Block". This one-acre block of vines was planted in 2002 with t...

The Māori Point wooden wine box (made in Central Otago) is a wonderful way to protect or gift a special bottle of wine. Inside the box is "wood wool", a traditional and renewable way to cushion and protect the bottle. If this is a gift, we can add a note to the box, please specify during checkout or email/call us.

GROWING SEASONThe 2017 growing season in Central Otago began with a cool spring marked by frequent frosts. Despite a few warm days, the generally cool temperatures extended into late January, when summer’s warmth finally arrived, and stayed with us through to harvest. Fruit set and crop levels wer...

Our 2020 Riesling shows beautiful lemon-lime, orange blossom, and honeysuckle aromas. On the palate, it reveals mouthwatering tart green apples, citrus notes, and wet stone minerality. It has 17g/L of residual sugar and excellent acidity structure, which means it begins with a hint of sweetness but ...

The warm 2014 vintage created a Riesling with classic lemon-lime aromatics on the nose and elegant almost dry structure on the palate. It is finely textured and complex with age, and that complexity will continue to build over time. With 11g/L of residual sugar and excellent acidity structure, it be...

GROWING SEASONThe 2018 growing season in Central Otago began with an unusually warm and dry spring. The warm temperatures persisted through January, but then February brought cooler weather and higher than average rainfall. Despite a few warm days, the generally cool temperatures extended through in...

Our Reserve Pinot Noir is hand harvested from our favorite section of Māori Point Vineyard. We have been observing this special area and tasting the wines made specifically from it since 2013, and we now call this area our "Professors' Block". This one-acre block of vines was planted in 2002 with t...

In 2014, after eight years of careful observation and winemaking, we designated the Professors’ Block, a single acre of Abel and 10/5 clones that creates our Grand Reserve: our most elegant, layered, and long-lived wine.PRACTICESWe follow organic principles and then proceed further, nurturing the ...

GROWING SEASONThe COVID-19 vintage. The 2020 growing season was relatively moderate and settled for the vines, quite unlike the uncertain and tumultuous situation for humans around the world. Moderate summer temperatures, and an average-sized crop with excellent late season ripening lend elegance ra...

In 2014, after eight years of careful observation and winemaking, we designated the Professors’ Block, a single acre of Abel and 10/5 clones that creates our Grand Reserve: our most elegant, layered, and long-lived wine.PRACTICESWe follow organic principles and then proceed further, nurturing the ...

GROWING SEASON After a moderate winter with normal rainfall, budburst occurred in late September. Flowering commenced in early December as normal, with some rain and average temperatures. Above average rainfall in January created larger berries, compensating for lower bunch weights from the uneven f...

Continuing the tradition of Māori Point Chardonnay: In 2023, we harvested Chardonnay grapes from the Van Der Mark vineyard in Bendigo. Owners Rob and Cherry are good friend of Māori Point, and we have been making Chardonnay with their grapes while the new plantings of Chardonnay at Māori Point ar...

In 2014, after eight years of careful observation and winemaking, we designated the Professors’ Block, a single acre of Abel and 10/5 clones that creates our Grand Reserve: our most elegant, layered, and long-lived wine.PRACTICESWe follow organic principles and then proceed further, nurturing the ...

Each year, as we taste and monitor our Chardonnay as it progresses through fermentation and aging - natural processes driven by the wild yeasts and microbes that came in with the grapes - we look for a few barrels that show an elevated intensity and elegance. We then hold the Chardonnay in those bar...

We are releasing a very limited number of magnums of 2019 Māori Point Grand Reserve - Professors' Block Pinot Noir. This wine is the fourth Māori Point Reserve Pinot Noir to be labeled as "Professors' Block." We made only 36 magnum bottles of the 2019 vintage, each filled and labeled by hand. Each...

GROWING SEASON Showing the effects of a La Nina weather system, which creates unsettled weather for most of NZ, but seems to be quite kind to Central Otago. The 2022 growing season was notable for its gentleness: the absence of extreme heat and strong winds, regular well-spaced precipitation. Despit...

For a small portion of our 2022 Chardonnay, when the time came to bottle it, we hesitated. Harvested by hand on April 11, fermented by wild yeasts, and aged in oak barrels, it was already very good Chardonnay, but a few barrels of it seemed capable of much more. So we gave those barrels a few more m...