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Buy OnlineThe Real Review’s Rising Star of the Year New Zealand 2025 Finalist (Top 3)
Atípico is a labour of love and care from 2016’s New Zealand Young Winemaker of the Year and Rock Ferry winemaker Jordan Hogg. It is made of small parcels from exceptional and distinctive vineyards, gently guided by hand, and true to its name, unburdened by convention.
Winery notes (2025 Vintage)
"Aromas of orange blossom, chamomile, and Nana’s freshly baked apple crumble. Tastes of lightly toasted citrus, fleshy white nectarine with a hint of parmigiano rind – all interwoven with a vibrant acidity and a lengthy refreshing finish. The wine tips its hat to many influences, with a tongue in cheek one line descriptor of ‘Alsace meets Chablis.’
Handpicked by friends and family on the 7th of March. After an enthusiastic foot stomp, the fruit was pressed directly into neutral barrels, before being transported back out to the vineyard block, under the autumnal branches of the plum tree. A vigorous wild fermentation began a few days later, influenced by the ambient temperatures, environment and season. Each day, a visit with coffee in hand. A daily sensory connection with the ferment in the vineyard. Tactile moments, observing the ferment temperature influenced by the sunshine, weather and time of day. A true transformation of juice into wine vinsitu – to be vinified in place.
After 42 days in the vineyard the wine was moved a few hundred metres to the winery to settle in for autumn and winter. It was aged undisturbed on full lees for 6 months before being racked with a small 40ppm addition of sulphur dioxide. Bottled unfined and unfiltered in October 2025. A naturally occurring sediment is expected. Chill bottle upright prior to enjoying."
Reviews for previous vintages below…
93/100 David Walker Bell, WineFolio.co.nz, January 2026 (2024 Vintage)
"Sundial is Jordan Hogg’s white blend – in 2024 it is Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Grüner Veltliner and Pinot Gris. Harvested as a field blend, then foot stomped, and pressed together. Into barrel and taken back to the vineyard the grapes are from to start fermentation – a process Jordan calls ‘vinsitu’.
The perfume shows lemon, apple, grapefruit, white peach, with a delicate floral waft of orange blossom and elderflower. Fruit-forward, medium-bodied and vibrantly energy-filled. The acidity is quite saline and crisp, but there’s also a key textural element that dials down the drive into cruise mode. The vibe is Alsace-meets-Chablis and it comes together very harmonically developing a softer edge as you go. The finish has a gentle spice and pepper and good length. "
Rated Excellent & 93/100 Cameron Douglas MS, December 2024 (2023 Vintage)
"Aromas and flavours of baked apples, peaches and pears then a fine lees complexity adding depth to the bouquet. Crisp and dry, medium+ weighted with a satin – cream touch, a layer of fruit spice from skin contact adds texture and weight to the palate. Balanced, dry and well made with a lengthy finish. Best drinking from day of purchase through 20208."
