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Buy OnlineWinemaker Helen Masters has made the comment that the 2024 vintage was arguably the best in 45 years that Ata Rangi have been growing grapes – high praise indeed. She went on to say that this wine has a salivating, exciting quality that sets it apart from Crimson of other years and we certainly would have to agree.
"Fantastic nose – can only come from Martinborough. Red fruits, black tea, blood orange. Youthful, energetic, juicy – but with lovely structure. Seamless and approachable, but will age well. Perfect fruit, amazing tannin structure and spot on acidity. Finishes long and delicious!"
Winery notes (2024 Vintage)
"22 years ago we named this special Pinot Noir ‘Crimson’ in support of Project Crimson, the charitable trust working to replant and preserve native red-flowering pōhutakawa and rātā trees throughout New Zealand. Ata Rangi founder, Clive Paton, has planted more than 75,000 trees at the Ata Rangi family’s Bush Block. We continue to support conservation efforts across our region. Crimson Pinot Noir celebrates our commitment to remain in service to the land and to the ecosystem that sustains us.
An expressive nose of red fruits, with hints of pink peppercorn, hibiscus, fresh sage and rosemary. The palate opens to plush fruit, with a dash of graphite and crushed rock. The tannins are finely textured, like crisp cut velvet. This wine has a salivating, exciting quality that sets it apart from Crimson of other years. An all-encompassing wine that drinks beautifully now, its persistence and energy will reward those who cellar.
The 2024 vintage: arguably the best in 45 years we have been growing grapes, especially rewarding for us as organic growers, the hard work over the last 10 years evident. A wet winter was followed by drying winds and spring frosts. Fewer bunches materialised on the shoots, but a good flowering and fruit set resulted in small but fully formed bunches. A glorious summer rolled on to provide beautiful skin and tannin ripe fruit, with perfect acidity. An excellent vintage that has materialised exciting wines with great longevity.
Harvest — fruit was hand-harvested with the majority destemmed and a small parcel whole bunch fermented. Indigenous yeast ferment took place in stainless-steel tanks before the wine was racked off into French oak barrels for 12 months."
94/100 Gary Walsh, The Wine Front, August 2025 (2024 Vintage)
"Well, it’s a terrific release of this wine. It has perfume, spice, a slight wet earthy bass, raspberry and cherry. It’s medium-bodied, has some juiciness and dark red fruits, a slight liquorice root thing, crisp ‘mineral’ acidity, a tight graphite and slate feel to tannin, with a bright finish offering some blood orange and spice. Gee, this has some energy and it drinks a charm."
Rated Excellent & 94/100 Cameron Douglas MS, August 2025 (2024 Vintage)
"It is delicious! A vibrant bouquet of fruit reflecting the variety and stellar vintage with aromas and flavours of ripe dark skinned red berry fruits, plum and cherry, baked raspberry and earth-smoke of dark clay and stone. There’s a judicious measure of wood with suggestions of some clove dust and vanilla then a gentle wood smoke quality. Fine tannins and medium+ acid line a wine ready to drink today and through 2032."
5 Stars & 94/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, July 2025 (2024 Vintage)
"Elegantly perfumed and inviting, the bouquet shows sweet cherry, plum, floral, fennel, and toasted almond notes. The palate displays excellent weight and silky flow, complemented by fleshy texture and beautifully infused tannins, making it harmonious and balanced with a lengthy, velvety finish. At its best: now to 2032."
