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ATA RANGI CHENIN BLANC 2024

Product Code: 31691
Country: New Zealand
Region: Wairarapa Wine Country
Sub Region: Martinborough
Style: White
Variety: Chenin Blanc
Producer: Ata Rangi

Closure: Screw Cap
Unit: Each
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 13.2%
Grape: 100% Chenin Blanc

Original price was: $43.99.Current price is: $38.99.

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Winery Notes (2024 Vintage)
"Only 19 hectares of Chenin Blanc is currently planted in New Zealand and Martinborough has produced a small amount of great Chenin Blanc for many years. We are excited to produce our first from the 2024 vintage. Sourced from the Redbank Vineyard on Te Muna Road and our own tiny parcel from the Walnut Ridge vineyard; our aim was to explore the characters of Martinborough Chenin Blanc in a dry style. Keeping winemaking as simple as possible and approaching it with the same use of older larger format oak barrels that we use for our other varieties, we feel this wine truly reveals the personality of the variety from our place.

Fragrant aromas of fresh cut pink grapefruit, yellow apple, fennel seeds, white cardamom and a note of lemon sherbet on the nose. The palate greets with fresh notes of lemonade, rock melon, toasted almonds and with a hint of beeswax on the finish. A textured and salivating wine, with a fine balance of phenolic texture with a long lingering palate. This is a deliciously complex wine from a truly great vintage; it captures the purity and charm of a much-loved harvest.

Fruit hand-picked and whole bunch pressed. Juice taken to large format barrels with minimal settling. Spontaneous native yeast fermentation and then ageing on lees for 11 months. Partial malolactic fermentation."

Rated Outstanding & 95/100 Cameron Douglas MS, August 2025 (2024 Vintage)
"Super bright, a very pale light straw appearance with a silver polish. On the nose and palate, taut and new, vibrant and still youthfully shy. That said there's no mistaking the variety with its red and yellow apple core framed by a waxy mineral seam and fine lees. Honeysuckle and a hint of white spice deliver breadth and complexity. Taut and very new on the palate with a squeeze of energy and urgency. Fruit and lees ideas return almost immediately with a backbone of acidity, lots of length and promise. Day 1, 94 Points. Day 2, now the wine is relaxing and revealing more complexity in the bouquet with more floral and mineral qualities, the texture remains fresh and taut, the length on the finish has increased. Days 3 and 4 – fantastic, a wine that shows its potential for ageing with complexity, varietal flavours are persistent and youthful yet showing where the sweet spot for drinking might be -at between 3 to 5 years then continue to develop as it ages. Day 4, 95 Points."

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In Te Reo Māori, Ata Rangi means “dawn sky” or “new beginning,” a name that honours the land and reflects the winery's dedication to its craft. This small, family-owned organic winery in Martinborough, Aotearoa-New Zealand, focuses on creating wines that embody the essence of their place. Founded by Clive Paton in 1980, Ata Rangi has grown from its humble beginnings on a stony sheep paddock. Clive’s sister Alison and his partner Phyll Pattie soon joined him, and today, Alison oversees operations while Helen Masters crafts the wines, supported by vineyard manager Ian Ewart.

Ata Rangi's winemaking philosophy is hands-off and traditional, emphasising the natural expression of their terroir. They aim for balance, using whole bunch fermentation and barrel ageing to enhance vineyard characteristics. Each vintage uniquely reflects its growing conditions, with cooler years bringing herbal notes and warmer seasons offering fuller fruit aromas. Their minimalist approach avoids cultured yeast, enzymes, and fining products, ensuring authentic wines with depth, texture, and ageing potential.