2020 Martinborough Pinot Noir Vineyard Selection, Ata Rangi

• Style: Elegant, silky Pinot Noir
• Taste: Red cherry, white pepper, wild herbs, fine-grained tannins
• Food: Roast dinners, mushroom, pasta, poultry, cured meats
• Occasion: Gifting, cellar worthy
• Serve: 13.5% ABV, now or age 5 years

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Fine-grained cherry with whispers of wild herbs and white pepper flow through silky tannin structure that invites you back to the glass. At 13.5% alcohol, power dissolves into refinement—a wine that drinks with genuine pleasure now yet carries the backbone to evolve for another five years in your cellar.

The Winery — Ata Rangi

Ata Rangi, a family operation owned by Clive Paton, his wife Phyll and sister Alison, has stewarded Martinborough's reputation since 1980, when Clive planted this five-hectare stony parcel at the region's edge. Working alongside winemaker Helen Masters, the team has become synonymous with New Zealand's finest Pinot Noir—a legacy built on cool-night preservation of acidity and restraint in the cellar. The 2020 vintage arrived under near-perfect conditions: a dry, windless summer kept vines stress-free, and timely harvest rain delivered fruit so clean and concentrated the winemaker's touch became almost secondary. What emerges is pure expression of place, shaped by stony soils and Helen Masters' commitment to avoiding over-extraction and oak drowning.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

Roasted chicken, braised beef and aged goat cheese are natural companions, though this wine proves equally versatile with mushroom and truffle dishes, pasta and risotto, or a charcuterie board of cured meats. The savoury herb notes lift it into memorable territory whether shared at a proper dinner or savoured in quiet contemplation. This is one of the finest expressions of Pinot Noir we've found—a wine that reminds us cool-climate winemaking, when done with patience and respect for the fruit, needs no embellishment. Explore our Martinborough range or discover more from New Zealand to find your next cellar addition.