Ata Rangi Pinot Noir

What was once a stony sheep paddock back in the 80s (bought by a stash of cash from the sale of herd cows) has become one of Martinborough’s premier wine labels. Ata Rangi Pinot Noir is now up there with NZ’s best and has a glowing international reputation to boot.

Ata Rangi Pinot Noir is an absolute star, regularly one of Aotearoa’s finest and most sought after. We could waffle on all day and wax lyrical about what a class act this is, but when Master of Wine Bob Campbell (and other Real Review critics such as Master of Wine Stephen Wong) have scored you 96-99 points (out of 100) for the last 16 vintages in a row, you know you’re on to a winner!

This latest 2024 vintage Ata Rangi Pinot Noir is yet another impeccable release under this label backed by top critic scores here and overseas…

97/100 & Top Rank Award (Huon Hooke, The Real Review)
“A big, bold pinot with sumptuous fruit: all its pieces in perfect balance and promising a long and productive life.”

97/100 & Top Rank Award (Stephen Wong MW, The Real Review)
“Impressively long and expansive on the finish, this quietly majestic wine possesses innate power and will need a few years in the cellar before it reveals its true qualities.

98/100 (Cam Douglas MS)
“A wine to buy and cellar, this is a stellar wine, taut and locked-up yet revealing just enough power and concentration to show that you should be buying a dozen (frankly more is better) to lay down and consider opening the first bottle in 2030 – just to check”

94/100 (Mike Bennie, Halliday’s Wine Companion)
“A wine of joy and approachability.”

If you need any more convincing that Ata Rangi sits at the big boys table when it comes to seriously classy Pinot then consider they’ve also made the Five Star list of the “Great NZ Pinot Noir Classification”, a rolling classification system based on the past five vintages. Only four other NZ Pinot producers currently have this status.

Buy some. Drink some. Cellar some (10-20 years). Just get some. Ata Rangi Pinot Noir