Made from fruit grown in the Wairau Plains and the Omaka Valley, this is supremely youthful with its initial note of lemon- and smoke-bathed sweetcorn kernel. Supple smokiness speaks of the oak ageing, while the palate plunges deep into immense juiciness, again recalling that tropical edge of pineapple juiciness. All is here, with such fill, such brightness. This is both super-smooth and utterly lip-smacking. Exquisite tension for now is bedded softly in creamy oak. Drinking window: 2030-2055. Score - 95. (Anne Krebiehl, MW, decanter.com, Sept. 7, 2025)

The 2023 Pinot Gris is rich with flavor and texture, and I love it for that. There are notes of white pepper, pineapple husk, cracker biscuit, crushed shells, sourdough crust and lemon barley. This is a ripe, complex wine with impact and length, and if you ask winemaker Kevin Judd, he'll tell you (probably show you, if you ask nicely) that Pinot Gris ages gracefully too. Drink date: 2024-2033. Score - 93. (Erin Larkin, robertparker.com, Dec. 19, 2024)

A very attractive nose of lemon sherbet, rosemary, fresh thyme and grated nutmeg. Medium-bodied and silky. So fresh and seamless on the palate with subtle tannins. Chamomile and wet stone. Subtle, nuanced and delicious. An elegant sauvignon blanc. Drink or hold. Ranked #32 in James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of New Zealand in 2022. Score - 95. (jamessuckling.com, Dec. 11, 2022)

Quite a reductive start, needs a bit of air to get going but then there are plenty of layered, complex aromatics - black cherry, plum and bramble, subtle herb, earth forest floor and rye bread. The palate is equally layered and surprisingly elegant given the brooding density, with a tight-knit core of wild cherry, tamarillo and earth, dusty, fine tannins and a long, savoury finish. Drinking window: 2025-2035. Score - 95. (Emma Jenkins, MW, decanter.com, Oct. 6, 2025)