The Third Great New Zealand Pinot Noir Classification was developed by Matthew Jukes and Tyson Stelzer to highlight the importance of New Zealand’s finest Pinot Noirs. The classification is awarded based on a rolling average rating of the five most recent vintages. Light font is used to position estates for which we have yet to taste five vintages.

Sixty-six wineries have achieved a classification this year, representing about half of the Pinot Noir producers that we have tasted in New Zealand this year. Even a One Star rating represents a strong endorsement.

This is one of the most intelligent assessments on the state of New Zealand Pinot Noir – Wine NZ

FIVE STARS

Ata Rangi        Felton Road        Mt Difficulty

FOUR STARS

Bell Hill        Craggy Range        Dry River        Escarpment
Martinborough Vineyard        Pegasus Bay        Peregrine        Rippon
Pyramid Valley

THREE STARS

Bald Hills        Cloudy Bay        Dog Point        Hinton Estate
Mount Edward        Mountford        Palliser Estate        Schubert
Two Paddocks        Valli        Villa Maria        Wither Hills

TWO STARS

Amisfield        Auntsfield        Chard Farm        Gibbston Valley
Neudorf        Olssens        Quartz Reef        Rockburn        TerraVin        Voss
Alan McCorkindale        Envoy        Seresin

ONE STAR

Alana        Carrick        Foxes Island        Gravitas        Huia        Hunter’s        Kumeu River
Lowburn Ferry       Murdoch James       Nautilus       Pisa Range       Spy Valley       Te Kairanga
Blind River        Delta        Gladstone        Jackson        Johner        Julicher        Ma Maison
Mount Maude        Pond Paddock        Prophet’s Rock        Tarras        Te Whare Ra
The Ned        Vavasour        Wild Rock        Wooing Tree