Church Road
One of NZ’s best for over 125 years!
Hawke's Bay, NZ
Award winning
One of our Favorites
At over 125 years old Church Road are one of New Zealand’s oldest wine producers with a glowing international reputation. Just quietly they’re one of our favourites and an ABSOLUTE must visit if you’re in the Hawke’s Bay! They’ve made a name for themselves as a world class producer especially in the styles of Chardonnay, Syrah and Bordeaux style reds.
Tom McDonald – The Father of Red Wine in NZ.
Tom McDonald aka The Father of Red Wine in New Zealand! Tom was a spotty faced teenager in 1921 when his career in wine kicked off. Over the next 55 years he turned winemaking in Hawke’s Bay on its head, scooping many accolades for his premium, complex Chardonnay and Bordeaux style reds. You don’t get awarded the Order of the British Empire for nothing you know!
TOM – the pinnacle of Church Road winemaking
Church Road TOM is the pinnacle of winemaking at Church Road and only ever released in top vintages. Make no mistake, these are wines that sit among NZ’s very best and have wine collector’s around the globe scrambling to secure stocks every release.
TOM is their tribute to one of New Zealand’s winemaking legends, Tom McDonald. Legendary wines for a legendary bloke.
Tom released NZ’s first commercial Cabernet Sauvignon in 1949, in later years pioneering New Zealand Chardonnay. By the 1960’s his Cabernets were being compared to some of the First Growth wines of Bordeaux. So yep, there’s certainly a bit of pressure when it comes to a release under the TOM label!
A Church Road wine for every taste and budget.
We know we shouldn’t play favourites but honestly these guys are up there for us! Whether it’s the entry level Church Road range, McDonald series, Gwen or the cellar worthy Church Road 1 and TOM range – there’s a Church Road wine for every taste, style and budget.
Church Road range
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"This serious Sauvignon Blanc is quite unlike most others made in New Zealand"
- GOOD WINE & CHEESE! Simply purchase $140 or more of selected Church Road and St Hugo and receive a FREE Whitestone 4-Cheese Tin Selection worth $40.00! Click here for more details.
- "This serious Sauvignon Blanc is quite unlike most others made in New Zealand" (Chris Scott, winemaker)
- 5 Stars (Michael Cooper) - "Offering great value, the 2019 vintage (5*) is a top example of its style...Ripely scented and mouthfilling, it has rich passionfruit and lime flavours, gently seasoned with oak, good complexity, balanced acidity and a dry finish"
- Hand harvested, whole bunch pressed, wild fermented in older French oak barrels, aged for 9 months
- Try with fresh seafood and salad dishes
$19.99 RRP $27.99
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Deliciously lush, dark fruited Central Pinot!
- GOOD WINE & CHEESE! Simply purchase $140 or more of selected Church Road and St Hugo and receive a FREE Whitestone 4-Cheese Tin Selection worth $40.00! Click here for more details.
- Only produced in exceptional years, low cropping vineyards, hand-harvested, plenty of love goes into this label!
- 92/100 (Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review)
- From a single estate in Central Otago's Lowburn sub region, aged 16 months in French oak
- The first wine under Church Road's Grand Reserve series from Central Otago
$39.99 RRP $52.99
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"A serious long distance red that should interest collectors and investors"
- One of NZ's most iconic red wines meets a top 2020 Hawke's Bay vintage
- 5 Stars (Michael Cooper), 99/100 (Sam Kim), 97/100 & Top Rank Award (Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review)
- "A serious long distance red that should interest collectors and investors" (Bob Campbell MW)
- "Typically a wine of great finesse, it is savoury, complex and more akin to a quality Bordeaux than other New World reds." (Michael Cooper)
- Each bottle individually numbered and presented in a stunning TOM branded gift box
$220.00 RRP $275