WINE BY TAKAPOTO ESTATE
Learn more about our Wines & Wine Tasting
We are a boutique, family owned winery located on the shores of Lake Karapiro. We focus our energy on Chardonnay and Bordeaux varieties to suit the Waikato climate, however our flagship wines are our Pinot Noirs that come from two vineyards in Central Otago. One in Bannockburn and the other in Gibbston Valley.
WINE TASTINGS
A wine tasting offers an opportunity to experience our unique selection of wines that can't be found in mainstream shops. The Estate provides an ideal setting! Simply contact us to enquire about a wine tasting (by appointment only). Food pairing options are available for larger groups and wine clubs for an unforgettable day out.
About our Wines
Since its establishment in 2012, Takapoto Estate’s accomplishments are monumental, taking out the Pinot Noir trophy and New Zealand producer of the year at the prestigious IWSC awards in 2017 & 2018. Alex Coldicutt took on the role as Winemaker in 2019. Producing single vineyard wines with minimalist intervention and natural fermentation to display the magnificent terroir these vineyard sites have to offer.
Alex walks through the world-renowned vineyards in Central Otago, tasting the grapes and selecting the different rows and clones of Pinot Noir to harvest to create these wines. The bunches of grapes are left to hang on the vines until they are completely developed and bursting with flavour. They are then transported up to the winery in the Waikato where they are de-stemmed and nurtured through fermentation with wild yeasts. The grapes spend several weeks extracting colour, flavour and texture from the skins before being gently pressed into French oak barrels. After 11-15 months, the oak characters have integrated, and secondary fermentation is complete.
The individual barrels are tasted thoroughly and blended into Single Vineyard wines and a blend of the two Central Otago vineyards. The wines are left to further develop in the bottle and are released when the tannins have softened and integrated and are drinking brilliantly. You may find some sediment in the bottle, this is because the wine is then bottled unfined and with minimal filtration to preserve its texture and purity.
Shop Wines
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Crossing Point Rosé 2022
Aromas and flavours of yellow plum flesh and tart blueberries, there’s a lift floral quality and plush satin palate texture. Acidity adds crunch and freshness. A delightful expression with a fresh and crunchy mouthfeel. Balanced and well made with best drinking from 2022 through end of summer 2024.
91 Points
Camerondouglasms.com
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Crossing Point 'The Red' 2020
An inky, purple-red in the glass, lighter to ruby at the rim. Youthful, punchy aromatics of damson, graphite, cassis, green peppercorn, sage and cherry on the nose. Plush with fruit, framed by generous oak and spicy, fine tannin. Great flow from vibrant acidity and quite concentrated in this edition – firm, meaty and sinewy. Layers of herb, earthy forest floor, and spice add to the complexity.
93pts
winefolio.co.nz
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Andy Pinot Noir 2020
A bouquet of place and time with a complex, fine savoury core surrounded by red berry fruit and plum scents, layers of barrel spices with nutmeg, cinnamon, dusty clove then fallen leaves with a touch of smoke. Complex and developing. Taut, youthful and delicious on the palate with flavours of soil and spice, red berry fruits, plum and minerality. The dramatic landscapes of the hills that frame the valley below seem to speak with the savoury dried herb voice and rocky saline mineral qualities. Firm tannins and plenty of acidity set the foundation and frame the wine nicely. Core fruit flavours are persistent weaving through the wine seamlessly. Well made, youthful still and offer excellent drinking from today if you like or best from 2024 through 2030.”
95 Points “Outstanding”
Camerondouglasms.com
