
Wine from Martinborough
Martinborough is not only a small town, but also a well-known wine region within the Wairarapa region. This picturesque colonial village is surrounded by small vineyards, tended by family-owned producers.
With a climate and soil profile similar to that of Burgundy, it’s no wonder that Martinborough has excited the wine world. It became famous for its flagship red Pinot Noir that rivals French burgundy wines.
Sauvignon Blanc is Martinborough’s best-kept secret. The Chardonnay wines are some of New Zealand's best. Syrah is emerging and showing great promise. Shop Martinborough wines online today.
Ata Rangi Martinborough Pinot Noir 2018
57,10 CHF - 58,10 CHF*
77,47 CHF pro Liter
Falstaff's Top 100 Red Wine Icon. This Pinot Noir has quite a cult following from New Zealand Pinot fans. Enjoy this New Zealand highlight.
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76,50 CHF - 77,50 CHF*
103,33 CHF pro Liter
Outstanding Pinot Noir from one of New Zealand's finest wineries.
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Palliser Pencarrow Sauvignon Blanc 2021
20,10 CHF*
26,80 CHF pro Liter
Only a few bottles left. A crisp, vibrant, refreshing Sauvignon Blanc with lush fruit. Pencarrow is the second-tier label of Palliser Estate, but this is a satisfying wine in its own right.
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30,80 CHF - 31,80 CHF*
42,41 CHF pro Liter
'Rhone-meets-Bordeaux', an enduringly popular Merlot/Syrah/Cabernet blend first produced in a lean-to shed in 1986! Célèbre has always had its own distinctive style as a bright, high-energy red with real concentration and a rich, mouth-filling texture.
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Ata Rangi Lismore Pinot Gris 2020
25,00 CHF*
33,33 CHF pro Liter
A highly limited wine. A classic Pinot Gris originally influenced by the style of wines from Alsace but developed over the years into a uniquely Martinborough style. From one of New Zealand's top producers.
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53,20 CHF - 54,30 CHF*
72,40 CHF pro Liter
Consistently one of New Zealand's finest and most age-worthy Chardonnays. Concentration, purity of flavour and added complexity of oak. A classic style of chardonnay: delicious, luscious. Only 250 cases produced, sold out every year, mainly to wine club members in New Zealand.
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77,50 CHF - 78,50 CHF*
104,67 CHF pro Liter
Outstanding Pinot Noir from one of New Zealand's finest wineries. Awarded "Fine Wine of New Zealand".
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Ata Rangi McCrone Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018
75,40 CHF - 76,60 CHF*
102,13 CHF pro Liter
From one of New Zealand's shining Pinot Noir producers. This is a highly limited, elegant and finely structured wine from Martinborough icon Ata Rangi. It shows a wonderful mix of violets, red cherry and more spicey elements of fennel seed and rosemaryr.
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77,50 CHF - 78,50 CHF*
104,67 CHF pro Liter
One of New Zealand's greatest Pinot Noirs from one of New Zealand's finest wineries. Its signature cherry and savoury mushroom characters are an ideal wine match for duck.
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135,70 CHF*
90,47 CHF pro Liter
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Palliser Estate Chardonnay 2020
28,90 CHF - 29,90 CHF*
39,86 CHF pro Liter
Decanter Gold in 2022! An elegant style of Chardonnay full of peach and citrus characteristics, minerality and complexity.
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77,50 CHF - 78,50 CHF*
104,67 CHF pro Liter
Outstanding Pinot Noir from one of New Zealand's finest wineries. 98 points and currently the best Martinborough Pinot Noir 2020 (Bob Campbell MW).
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Ata Rangi Crimson Pinot Noir 2020
35,70 CHF - 36,70 CHF*
48,94 CHF pro Liter
New design, same great quality. 20 years ago Ata Rangi named this special Pinot Noir "Crimson" in support of Project Crimson, a charitable trust working to replant and preserve native red-flowering pohutukawa and rata trees throughout New Zealand. Ata Rangi founder Clive Paton has planted more than 75,000 trees at the Ata Rangi family’s Bush Block.
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Ata Rangi Martinborough Pinot Noir 2019
62,90 CHF - 63,90 CHF*
85,20 CHF pro Liter
This Pinot Noir is one of New Zealand's best Pinot Noirs and considered to be amongst the best in the world. Only fruit, from the oldest parcels of vines makes up this premium Pinot Noir. Ata Rangi is one of New Zealand's iconic wineries.
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About Martinborough
Martinborough is a small rural village located near the bottom of the North Island. It an hour’s drive from Wellington across the Remutaka mountain range. Martinborough is one of the three main sub-regions of the larger Wairarapa region.
The Martinborough terroir
The valley is protected from rain by mountains on three sides. Harvest days are warm, yet nights are cool year round due to direct exposure to the southern ocean.
These factors contribute significantly to the consistency of quality, both by preserving fruit intensity and facilitating a long, slow, steady ripening through the autumn.
The stony river terrace on which most of the vines are planted is made up of very shallow silt-loam on top of 25-metre-deep alluvial gravels. The stones are mostly quartz-threaded greywacke and to a lesser extent volcanic basalts.
This very free-draining profile, combined with the windiest and driest climate in the North Island – around 700mm rainfall a year – means humidity and therefore disease risk is low.
Spring is typically cool and windy, often resulting in imperfect flowering which keeps yields naturally in check, at a much lower average tonnage per acre than the rest of the country.