JoelleThomson.com, April 2026 (2025 Vintage)
"This fresh new Gamay is the first from Nga Waka and – to the best of my knowledge – from Martinborough. It's also a first for winemaker Paul Mason, who describes the 2025 vintage as one with grapes that were characterised by flavours that led to approachable wines with rounded, fleshy and softer flavours than the 2024 year. All of this works a treat for Gamay with its hallmark smooth fruity lifted appeal – this wine has a floral, fruit-forward taste and lively freshness. It's youthful and will develop more savoury tastes as it evolves."
Rated Excellent & 93/100 Cameron Douglas MS, May 2026 (2025 Vintage)
"A lovely bouquet of classic Gamay scents of blackcurrant and red-fruited chewing gum, cherries and plums and fresh violets. Plush and fine, fruity and delicious, a plush texture with fine fruit tannins, no oak and a backbone of acidity delivers a wine of freshness and style. This is the wine that transition your palate from white through to red wine with a juicy fleshy mouthfeel and lengthy finish. Delicious and new with best drinking from day of purchase through 2029."
























