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The Eighth Great New Zealand Pinot Noir Classification

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The Eighth Great New Zealand Pinot Noir Classification

Matthew Jukes and I are proud to announce The Eighth Great New Zealand Pinot Noir Classification to highlight New Zealand’s finest pinot noirs. 

New in 2019 

In 2019, The Great New Zealand Pinot Noir Classification highlights 121 estates, representing less than the top quarter of New Zealand’s 512 pinot noir makers. This reinforces the strength of endorsement of achieving even our One Star rating. Every estate awarded a coveted position in this list is producing this beguiling grape variety at a level of sophistication that we believe is worthy of your attention. 

2019 marks 15 years since Matthew first proposed a classification to celebrate New Zealand’s best pinot noirs, and more than a decade since our inaugural 2008 Classification, featuring just 40 estates. The landscape of New Zealand pinot noir has changed dramatically over this time. Back then, the market was rife with hopeful upstarts making wines from young vines. Such was the infancy of New Zealand pinot noir that production exploded by 632% in the decade prior to 2008. In the decade since, it has increased less than 7%. 

With maturing vines and maturing minds, New Zealand pinot noir has come of age on the global stage, and in spite of such tiny growth in production over the past decade, exports have mushroomed by more than 130%. New Zealand pinot noir is settling into its place on the great wine lists of the world. 

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