- Neudorf Tom's Block Pinot Noir 2008 "... for more wallet-conscious diners like myself, I would strongly recommend the Neudorf Vineyards 2008 ‘Tom’s Block’, Nelson : toasty (and slightly cedary), with lovely scents of fresh cherries, plums, violets, licorice and spice; delightfully complex, balanced, and flavourful - 89+/100"
- Julian Hitner- Sommelier Selects Ontario
- Neudorf Moutere Pinot Noir 2008. "A stylish wine that opened gently in the glass and over a day or two. Fragrant with hints of pepper, violets, spice and dark chocolate, this is concentrated, complex and harmonious with harming fruit, a silky texture and and a long, satisfying finish. It should develop with a year or so's bottle age - Five Stars"
- Charmian Smith, Otago Daily Times.
- Neudorf Toms Block Pinot Noir 2008.
"It is always one of my favourite pinots and the newly releases 08 is every bit as good as expected. Delightfully approachable and great value for Money.
Four Stars"
- Jane Skilton MW
- "Neudorf Moutere Pinot Noir 2008 - Dense, powerful and yet supremely elegant wine with an appealing mix of floral, red cherry, Oriental spice and spicy oak flavours. Complex wine that needs decanting to fully expose its range of flavours. Will cellar well. 5 stars - 95 points."
- Bob Campbell MW. Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine.
- "Neudorf is on my list of world class Pinot producers in New Zealand"
- Tim Atkin MW
- "2007 Neudorf Moutere Pinot Noir-one of NZ’s most consistently lovely Pinot Noirs . Excellent density with red/blue fruit, red licorice, currant leaf, roasted red pepper skin, and red plum. Bold attack and penetrating length."
- Evan Goldstein MS MW (USA)
- Tom's Block Pinot Noir 2008. Delicious balance of opulent dark spice and liveliness. Textural wine with weight and lingering after taste. Five Stars and my Best Value Pinot Noir.
- Charmian Smith. Otago Daily Times - January 2010
- "One of New Zealand's best value examples of Pinot Noir is Neudorf's Tom's Block 08. Oodles of flavour, a drop dead gorgeous texture and a slightly rustic edge to help it stand out in a crowd. My wine match for the Christmas turkey"
- Bob Campbell MW Air NZ December 2009.
- Neudorf Moutere Pinot Noir 2007 ” Serious stuff with a real beginning, middle and end. Great Pinot Noir with a bit more transparency and attention than many burgundies. Very good texture. Dry finish and layers of flavour. Gets better on the finish - always a good sign. But it would be satisfying to drink even now. Very long. 17.5 “
- Jancis Robinson MW 2009
- “Neudorf Tom's Block Pinot Noir 2007 - elegant, supple wine with surprising power as evidenced by its impressively lingering finish and teasing complexity. Plum, cherry, floral and wild herb flavours plus a suggestion of attractive spicy oak. Dangerously drinkable. 93 points”
- Bob Campbell MW, Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine June 2009
- Tom's Block Pinot Noir 2007:
Pure and vital, with crunchy, almost piercing levels of red cherry fruit that flow across the silky palate. There's added interest through the peppery dashes that come through on the mid-palate, and this Pinot, though young, is showing very well.
- Decanter, June 2009
- "This stunning Burgundian-style red from Nelson on the South Island is sexy and savoury with a delightful hint of barnyard. From low crops and unfined and unfiltered with a year in French oak and wild yeast ferment, nature has been allowed full expression. Mellow with silky tannins, you'd pay twice as much for this quality from France."
- Margaret Swaine, National Post, Ontario, 2009
- "My personal favourite - the South Island’s beautiful Nelson region Neudorf 2007 Tom’s Block Pinot Noir. It has a surprisingly deep intense purple colour and a complex, intense, spicy, bright, black cherry purée nose with some vanilla stick notes. On the palate, it is dry, gently complex and quite smooth with medium-full bodied, nicely structured, refined, ripe black cherry purée flavours with a long, lingering finish. Aged 11 months in French oak, only 1170 cases produced. It received a 3 star (out of 3) rating and some 200 cases are available".
- Michael Vaughan, Vintage Assessments, Ontario
- "The 2007 Neudorf Pinot Noir Moutere is such an aromatic wine; red cherry, violets, some savoury leathery complexity. The palate is sweetly fruited with intensity and length yet sacrifices nothing in terms of delicacy. Lovely silken tannins. Indeed freshness is the most delicious aspect of this pinot - it is very light on its feet."
- Jane Skilton MW
Independent wine monthly June 2009
- Neudorf Moutere Pinot Noir 2007 - “Elegant wine with good fruit power. A very linear wine with an impressively long finish. A nice mix of cherry, plum, spice and savoury, mineral/earthy flavours. Complex wine with excellent cellaring potential. 93 points”
- Bob Campbell MW, June 2009
- "Neudorf Tom's Block 07 is a pinot noir with more wow factor than most. Made from a small crop of pinot noir grapes picked from their Moutere and Brightwater vineyards in Nelson, this red then spent a year in French oak where it mellowed, gaining spicy flavours and softness. It’s a great pinot noir for its price, eclipsing many that cost twice this amount."
- Joelle Thompson, Mindfood, March 09
- "Neudorf Tom's Block Pinot Noir 2007 - scented, silky-smooth Nelson red with deep strawberry and spice flavours, a savoury, earthy complexity and great charm.” Five Stars. NZ Listener March 2009
- Michael Cooper.
- "New Zealand may more than match Burgundy between 9.99 pounds and 20 pounds but it has not yet done so at the highest Level. Felton Road's Block 3 and Neudorf Moutere come close."
- Tim Atkin
UK Observer
- Neudorf Moutere Pinot Noir 2006 - "Powerful and elegant with exciting aromas of crushed cherries, mushrooms and smoky bacon. Five Stars. New Zealand's classic Pinots are from Ata Rangi, Schuster, Fromm, Felton Road and Neudorf."
- Stephen Bennet MW,
North and South (NZ)
- "The 2006 Neudorf Pinot Noir Moutere Home Vineyard is a little more shy; the fruit spectrum is darker; blueberry, doris plum and morello cherry yet still retaining a lovely floral lift. A bigger, fuller wine with density and weight. Oak is there to support the fruit, giving a faint cinnamon and nutmeg background, but its influence is subtle. A multi layered wine, that changes and evolves in the glass. 18.5/20 points"
- Jane Skilton MW
Independent wine monthly June 2009
- "There is none more elegant than Neudorf Moutere Pinot Noir; the dedicated and passionate owners Tim and Judy Finn coaxing the essence and metaphysical "pinosity" out of Pinot Noir, the Antipodean equivalent of Chamboille-Musigny, and currently my favourite wine of this style in the Southern Hemisphere."
- Curtis Marsh, Hong Kong Standard
- Neudorf Tom's Block Pinot Noir 2005 - "Initially overshadowed by the majestic Neudorf Moutere Pinot Noir, this wine now stands as one of our great value Pinots. Youthful but intense with layers of plums and cherries rounded out with warm, spicy notes."
- Don Higgins,
NZ Home and Garden
- Neudorf Moutere Pinot Noir 2005 - "Powerful aromas of dark berry fruit and cherries. There's lots on offer in this distinctive Neudorf Pinot, layered with game meats, roasted spice, earthy and smoky notes. Full and intense palate. It will evolve superbly."
- Nick Stock.The Australian Sommelier.
- "Neudorf Moutere Pinot Noir has cult status in NZ. It has depth, complexity and silkiness that makes you think of a top flight Volnay."
- Wall Street Journal, USA.