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The land most Americans came to know via The Lord of the Rings is home to some great wines as well as spectacular scenery. Sauvignon Blanc is grown in most New Zealand wine regions, but is especially notable in Marlborough, where it makes wines that set the New World standard for that variety. Other grape varieties commonly grown in New Zealand include Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Syrah and Merlot.Wine Enthusiast’s New Zealand wine guide features thousands of New Zealand wine reviews from all over the country, including Hawkes Bay and Martinborough on the North Island and Marlborough, Nelson, Waipara and Central Otago on the South Island. Search our Buying Guide to find New Zealand wine ratings from all of your favorite producers.
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Smith and Sheth 2019 Cru Heretaunga Syrah (Hawke's Bay)
New ZealandAromas are lucid and layered, from wild blackberry and cassis to violet ...See Full Review$50 -
Te Mata 2020 Syrah (Hawke's Bay)
New ZealandThis historic Hawke's Bay estate once again delivers a delicious and exceptionally ...Editors’ ChoiceSee Full Review$25 -
Craggy Range 2019 Gimblett Graves Vineyard Syrah (Hawke's Bay)
New ZealandA luscious, heady perfume of blackberry, florals, olive, peppery spice and a ...See Full ReviewN/A -
Mission Estate 2019 Jewelstone Syrah (Hawke's Bay)
New ZealandOn the riper end of the spectrum, this opens with broody but ...See Full Review$29 -
Kumeu River 2020 Estate Chardonnay (Kumeu)
New ZealandThis is an excellent introduction to the Kumeu range of Chardonnays. It ...See Full Review$22 -
Jules Taylor 2021 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandReflective of the vibrant, fruit-forward 2021 vintage, this bottling bounces with notes ...See Full Review$20 -
Craggy Range 2020 Kidnappers Vineyard Chardonnay (Hawke's Bay)
New ZealandA rich, highly perfumed (if a bit synthetic seeming) Chard, this bursts ...See Full Review$23 -
Seifried 2021 Sauvignon Blanc (Nelson)
New ZealandLike slicing into a green bell pepper, this has a crisp summer ...See Full Review$19 -
Babich 2021 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandYouthful and fruity, this perfumed wine opens with juicy lemon and lime, ...Best BuySee Full Review$13 -
Babich 2021 Black Label Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandThis comparatively rich wine offers all the boisterous, extroverted qualities we've come ...See Full Review$15 -
Barker's Marque 2021 Three Brooms Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandThis has all the heady, pungent aromatics we've come to know from ...See Full Review$18 -
Giesen 2020 Uncharted Chardonnay (Marlborough)
New ZealandAn opulent, fruit-and-oak-led Chard, with aromas of lemon, peach and pineapple rind ...See Full Review$25 -
The Better Half 2021 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandThis is on the fruity, confected side; there are heaps of ripe ...See Full Review$16 -
Allan Scott 2021 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandThis is currently very young, but with some time open in a ...See Full Review$20 -
Isabel Estate 2021 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandThis is still quite young and reductive, and it takes time for ...See Full Review$21 -
Vavasour 2021 Sauvignon Blanc (Awatere Valley)
New ZealandStill a baby, this Sauvignon, from the comparatively cooler climes of the ...See Full Review$19 -
Glazebrook 2021 041°S-174°E Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandThis SB walks on both the fruit and the veg sides of ...See Full Review$22 -
Totara 2021 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandQuite young and pungent at the moment, the fruit notes of lime ...See Full Review$16 -
Innocent Bystander 2021 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandA highly perfumed and somewhat synthetic nose of pineapple rind, passion fruit ...See Full Review$16 -
Mussel Bay 2021 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)
New ZealandThis is a young, pungent Sauvignon with quite a lot of sulfur ...See Full Review$15
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