Gold Medal – The National Wine Awards of Aotearoa New Zealand 2025
Gold Medal – New Zealand International Wine Show 2025
Winery notes (2020 Vintage)
"Hunter’s traditional bottle fermented MiruMiru™ 2020 is blended from Pinot Noir 77% and Chardonnay 23%. Stored on its yeast lees for 47 months, the wine has developed a rich complexity with a full elegant texture on the palate. The wine exhibits fresh fruits along with biscuity aromas on the nose. The palate exhibits layers of brioche and citrus characters with apple notes on the end palate. The wine shows complexity and balance with excellent richness that carries through to a dry and refreshing finish. The name MiruMiruTM translates to “bubbles” in Te Reo Māori. This wine is a member of the Méthode Marlborough Society."
5 Stars Michael Cooper (2020 Vintage)
"This is one of Marlborough’s best sparkling’s, full and lively, with loads of peachy, yeasty, nutty flavour, and a creamy long finish. The refined, rich 2020 vintage is a vivacious blend of Pinot Noir (77%) and Chardonnay (23%), disgorged after maturing for nearly four years on its lees. Bright, light yellow/green, with a fragrant, biscuity bouquet, it is savoury and complex, with peachy, nutty flavours and a harmonious, off-dry, very smooth and lasting finish."
Wine of the Week, Joelle Thomson, March 2025 (2020 Vintage)
"With Methode Marlborough Day held this week, it seems timely to make it a sparkling wine of the week and what better than the toasty richness of this dry, long aged Pinot Noir led bubbly from Hunter’s Wines. It’s a rhetorical question and a great wine. This is 77% Pinot Noir and 23% Chardonnay, which adds the crispness and freshness to the great depths of Pinot’s body, mouthfilling broadness and layers of savoury deliciousness. Great wine. Great to celebrate being able to enjoy it when the world is so full of so many big challenges right now."