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Nga Waka Rose 2025

Nga Waka — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:36:41 +0000

Our first release for the 2025 vintage.

Nga Waka Rosé is pink blush in colour with delicate aromas of cherry and strawberry. Made entirely from Pinot Noir grapes from our Pirinoa vineyard site. The juice was pressed off with minimal skin contact and fermented at low temperatures to produce a fresh, crisp Rosé, prefect for Summer drinking. Serve slightly chilled with sunshine and good company.

Cameron Douglas MS 94 Points

Made entirely with Pinot Noir fruit – presenting aromas of red cherry and raspberry, an echo of strawberry then blossoms. A bouquet and wine of finesse and charm. Delicious on the palate, saline and salivating, super fine tannins with an exuberant flavour profile of red berries and plum, summer berry pudding and red apple skin. Refreshing, balanced, well made and ready to drink from day of purchase through 2027+.

Sam Kim Wine Orbit 5 Stars

This is immediately appealing on the nose with aromas of sweet strawberry, lemon peel, apricot, and subtle spice. The palate displays juicy fruit flavours with fleshy texture and bright acidity, making it refreshing and fabulously drinkable. At its best: now to 2027. $25.00. www.ngawaka.co.nz. July 2025.

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Nga Waka Sauvignon Blanc 2025

Nga Waka — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:04:56 +0000

Cameron Douglas

93 Points – Excellent

“A lovely attractive bouquet led by mineral and bright, fresh pomaceous fruits then a definitive seam of yellow and green cape gooseberry, apple and light tropical fruit suggestions. Enticing and new. Crisp, taut and dry on the palate with a satin touch then a sweet green herb and fruity core reflecting the scents the bouquet offered. Crisp, taut and mineral with acidity and saline qualities invading the palate first then flavours of tropical fruits and apple, citrus zest and golden kiwifruit. New, fresh, lively and delicious with best drinking from day of purchase through 2029.”

June 2026

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Nga Waka Chardonnay 2024

Nga Waka — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:15:15 +0000

Our Nga Waka Chardonnay is 100% barrel fermented in tight-grain French oak barriques, 20% of which are new. The wine spends 10 months in barrel and is lees-stirred monthly.

A rich, complex Martinborough Chardonnay showing intense ripe stone fruit flavours underpinned by subtle spicy and barrel fermentation characters, enhanced by a silky palate texture and a elegant lingering finish.

Gold Medal at the 2025 New Zealand International Wine Show

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Nga Waka Home Block Chardonnay 2024

Nga Waka — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 21:41:05 +0000

The Home Block Chardonnay is our flagship white wine. It is 100% barrel fermented and goes through 100% malolactic fermentation. It remains in barrel for 10 months and the lees are stirred monthly.
The wine is pale gold colour. It is rich and complex with deep, intense spicy and mineral flavours underpinned by tight-grained French oak, barrel fermentation and malolactic fermentation.
With less than 3600 bottles made this wine highly sought after.

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Nga Waka Pinot Noir 2024

Nga Waka — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 22:50:19 +0000

Estate expression of the best parcels of mature and young vine Pinot Noir (Home Block, Pirinoa Block, Old Cemetery Block). A rich, succulent and powerful Martinborough Pinot Noir, showcasing pure dark berry and spice characteristics underpinned with silky tannins. 14 months maturation in tight grain French Barriques (27% new oak). 10% Whole Bunch .

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Nga Waka Home Block Pinot Noir 2024

Nga Waka — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 23:30:28 +0000

The first Nga Waka vines were planted in Martinborough over thirty years ago. Our Home Block Pinot Noir is a single-vineyard wine produced from our original site purchased in 1988. This is a small-production, high-quality offering, with only three barrels being carefully selected for this wine, which is a blend of traditional Pinot Noir clones UDC5 and 115. These vines and our meticulous winemaking deliver a classic Martinborough Pinot Noir, with intense berry, spice and savoury characters, offset by soft tannins, a lush texture and layers of complexity. It is a remarkable experience now, but we would urge careful cellaring for 4-6 years for the myriad components to meld to Pinot Noir perfection, and deliver superb drinking for many years thereafter.

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