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Buy OnlineA new perspective on North Canterbury from Dom Maxwell. Two-time New Zealand Winemaker of the Year, multiple Decanter and IWC trophy winner and the winemaker behind Forager, Dom has spent much of his career exploring what North Canterbury can deliver when vineyard, season and winemaking are allowed to speak with clarity. Potager is the next part of that story.
Where Forager works at the scale of individual vineyards – limited-production Chardonnay and Pinot Noir built around specific sites and Dom’s distinctive vineyard-fermentation approach – Potager takes a broader view of North Canterbury.
The wines are drawn from carefully selected, low-cropping vineyard parcels across the region, planted with vines between 25 and 40 years old. They are made with the same attention to provenance and season, but with a different purpose: regional wines built around freshness, perfume, texture and drinkability.
Winery notes (2026 Vintage)
"The 25-year-old vines comprise Clone 1 and Clone MS, grafted onto a mix of 3309 and 101-14 rootstocks. Soils are predominantly sandy loam over sandstone and clay, with a smaller component of loess over gravels. Fermentation is entirely inoculated in stainless steel at 15–17°C, followed by four months on full yeast lees before blending.
The warm, dry start to the 2026 growing season supported even flowering, followed by an early harvest of clean, pristine fruit. The nose is layered and finely detailed, with blackcurrant leaf, gooseberry and fresh herbs framing restrained notes of mango and crisp apple. Four months on full yeast lees brings texture and definition to the palate, while bright acidity carries the wine through to a precise, saline finish with great persistence."
