Raspberry, strawberry and dried flower aromas follow through to a medium-bodied wine with firm tannins and a crisp finish. Pure fruit here. Delicious already. Drink now.
93 points James Suckling, August 2026
The 2025 Estate Pinot Noir is a blend of two estate vineyards on Martinborough Terrace, with the 777-clone accounting for two-thirds and the Abel for the balance. Individual blocks were harvested and vinified separately with destemmed fruit. The wine matured for eleven months in French oak barrels of which 10% were new, with the final wine a barrel selection of stylistically most suitable parcels.
About this producer
The 1984-established Te Kairanga is the largest producer in Martinborough and today in the folds of California-based Foley Family Wines-group along the neighbouring Martinborough Vineyard.
The roughly 100 hectares of estate vineyards are split between two sites on the prime alluvial gravels of Martinborough Terrace and two cooler, elevated inland sites. Fruit from these is supplemented by leased holdings, while some parcels are shared with Martinborough Vineyard.
The large selection of Pinot Noir clones are responsible for almost two-thirds of the production, with smaller amounts of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris and Riesling. The Pinot-wines tend to stylistically be somewhat plusher and richer than those from the immediate neighbours, with winemaking currently under the direction of John Kavanagh.
