pinot gris

Neudorf Moutere Pinot Gris 2009 "A beautifully balanced, harmonious wine, rich, mouthfilling and textural with hints of ripe pear and nuts in the background, and a dry, firm finish. It will develop over a year or so. Good value. Five stars"
Charmian Smith, Otago Daily Times

Maggie's Block Pinot Gris 2009. The wine is more about texture than taste with subtle mineral and toasty lees characters interwoven with pear. Back to the texture - it's a fine, tight and ethereal wine - burgundy-like with a hint of sweetness but refreshingly dry on the finish.
Bob Campbell MW

"This is possibly the finest Pinot Gris I've had in a long time, it's the Neudorf Moutere Pinot Gris. 2009. Neudorf is one of my favourite vineyards I have to say. Everything they do is sublime. This is one of the best ever. Not your usual big hint of pear. It has got a bit of pear in it, but its more subtle than that. Its got more flavours, nectarine and grapefruit, subtlety but not blandness, its got a touch oak and touch of sweetness about it, fulsome and lipsmacking. It's very refreshing, sublime outstanding Pinot Gris."
John Hawkesbury, RNZ

"A classy Nelson producer which can always be relied upon. A prestigue Pinot Gris, concentrated,seamless, lots of quince piw with hints of grapefruit and nectarine. Great texture."
John Hawkesby NZ Herald.

Neudorf Maggie’s Block Pinot Gris 2008 Nelson ” Good intensity of flavour and so much not jumping on the Pinot Gris bandwagon. Bravo! Off dry. Long. Juicy. What non-Alsace Pinot Gris should be. Very long. 16.5 ”
Jancis Robinson MW 2009

"The 2008 Neudorf Pinot Gris Maggies Block has a lovely aroma of baked apple, fresh pear and custard. The flavours are broad and silky, plenty of weight and richness with a savoury oatmeal finish. The alcohol is quite noticeable but although the label states that there is 4 grammes of residual sweetness, the wine tastes much drier and more balanced. And at $24.00 surely this is an absolute steal?"
Jane Skilton MW
Independant Wine Monthly 2009

"Pinot gris comes in for a hard time but only because many examples are made in a neutral, crowd pleasing style. The variety has intrinsic quality and just needs a careful winemaker to tease it out. It seems Tim Finn is just that sort of winemaker."
Jane Skilton MW
Independent wine monthly June 2009

“Neudorf is one of my favourite producers…this Maggie’s Block Pinot Gris 08 is fabulous…dry, complex with an underbelly of minerality and wonderful flavours.”
John Hawkesby March 2009 Radio NZ.

Maggie's Block Pinot Gris 2008 “Luscious, fleshy wine with a touch of sweetness nicely restrained by acidity and tannins to give a pleasantly drying finish. Pear, a hint of spice (star anise?) and nectarine. ”
Bob Campbell MW

"Neudorf Pinot Gris - one of the best Kiwi Pinot Gris each year"
Joelle Thomson

"Neudorf makes fabulous Pinot Gris"
Matthew Jukes
The Wine Book UK

Neudorf Pinot Gris 2006 (Five Stars) - "Really lovely nose of fresh pear and white peach and a touch of honey and spice."
Steven Spurrier,
Decanter UK