Awards & Accolades
PINOT NOIR
PINOT GRIS
SAUVIGNON BLANC
VIOGNIER
ROSE
RIESLING
CHARDONNAY
BORDEAUX REDS
PINOT NOIR
GLADSTONE VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2008Gold Medal International Wine Challenge London 2010
Silver Medal Royal Easter Wine Show 2010
Silver Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2009
Four Stars, Cuisine Magazine November 2009
4 Stars Winestate Magazine May 2010
"Lovely, smoky bacon and vegetal character. Soft, quivering mid palate. Lots of fruit delivery and lovely tannins. Excellent expression of Pinot." International Wine Challenge judges May 2010
"Immediately appealing supple spiced cherry fruit, florals and nuances of chocolate are underpinned by an attractive freshness and complex lingering notes of mineral and toasty roasted spice in this intense and well-structured pinot from another good Gladstone estate." NZ Herald Viva Magazine April 2010
"Dense, fruity wine with Black Doris plum, violet and spicy oak flavours. Rich, mouth-filling Pinot Noir with an impressively lingering finish. Serious wine with potential. Four Stars." Bob Campbell 2009
“Gladstone’s cellar door is always worth a visit, especially with releases like this coming onstream. Perfumed and intense, it wowed the panel, especially Kate Radburnd who thought it “seamless”. “The acidity gives it spice and lift,” noted John Belsham. ” Cuisine Magazine November 2009
"Also delicious, the 2008 Pinot Noir, a great balance between pure red berry fruit and serious structure - very well priced also" Amy Wislocki, Decanter 22 January 2010
"The 2008 Pinot Noir is a gorgeous follow-on from the multi-gold winning 2006 release. Made from fruit from Gladstone Vineyard’s own blocks at Dakins Road and Bideford (plus a small amount from Te Muna Road!), this was cold soaked and fermented with 20% whole berries to 14.2% alc, the wine was aged for 10 months in 30% new French oak. The result is an elegantly sized wine with soft ruby colour, and a beautifully ethereal nose of florals, black and red fruits and spicy fragrances. The wine is lush and supple, and nuances of flavour unfold in the glass. The tannins are refined and there is sufficient structure to enable 6-8 years cellaring." Raymond Chan, Regional Wines and Spirits March 2010
12,000 MILES PINOT NOIR 2008
Silver Medal New Zealand International Wine Show 2009
4 Stars and Best Buy wine Tizwine.com August 2010
"...Gladstone’s 12,000 Miles Pinot Noir 2008 ($24.95) is all cherries and bacon on the nose, with a nostalgic hint of raisin packet. Beautifully weighted. Superb food wine. While fresh, it has enough structure to hold its own against any meal. We had it with an antipasto plate of rocket, boccocini, prosciutto and a liberal pour of picual olive oil." Capital Times Wine of the week, July 2009
GLADSTONE VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2007
Wairarapa Pinot Noir Trophy and Gold Medal International Wine Challenge London 2009
Gold Medal New Zealand International Wine Competition 2008
Silver Medal Royal Easter Wine Show 2009
Silver Medal Liquorland Top 100 2008
Silver Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2008
"17/20. Drink 2008-10. Rich and round and a hint of coffee - good luscious fruit on the mid palate. Gladstone is a very serious producer, clearly."
Jancis Robson, Tasting Lea and Sandeman, London October, 2008
"Lovely vivid, fresh, pure sappy berry and cherry fruit nose. Great purity. Sweet, pure, fresh cherry fruit palate with real richness and depth. This is brilliant. 93/100"
wineanorak.com
12,000 MILES PINOT NOIR 2007
Gold Medal Liquorland Top 100 Competition 2008
Silver Medal Mondial du Pinot Noir Switzerland 2008
Silver Medal Air NZ Wine Awards NZ
GLADSTONE VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2006
Gold Medal Mondial du Pinot Noir Switzerland 2007
Gold Medal Royal Easter Show 2008
"Still on sale, the 2006 vintage is the best yet. Matured for 10 months in French oak barriques, it is floral and sweet-fruited, with very good depth of cherry, plum and spice flavours. Full-bodied and moderately firm, it shows good intensity and structure, and is drinking well now." Michael Cooper June 2010
12,000 MILES PINOT NOIR 2006
"Given its price, this was perhaps surprisingly THE Pinot of the tasting. Its distinctive feature was its silky quality which combines beautifully with its ripe fruit and plummy savoury flavours. It is pure, ripe and has a wonderful finish." 5 Stars and Top Buy wine Tizwine.com
GLADSTONE VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2005
Gold Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2006
Silver Award Mondial du Pinot Noir Switzerland 2006
Silver Medal Wine Style Asia Awards Singapore 2006
GLADSTONE VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2004
Blue-Gold Award Sydney International Wine Competition 2006
4&1/2 Stars Winestate Magazine 2005
AVATAR PINOT NOIR 2003
4 Stars Winestate Magazine 2004
Bronze Medal Bragato Wine Awards 2004
GLADSTONE VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2003
Bronze Medal International Wine Challenge 2004
PINOT GRIS
GLADSTONE VINEYARD PINOT GRIS 2009
"...these [Gladstone Vineyard] wines were the stars of the day for me, particularly the 2009 Pinot Gris (juicy, pear flavours, with structure)" Amy Wislocki, Decanter 22 January 2010
"Full-bodied, distinctly Alsace-style pinot gris, invitingly perfumed, with ripe stonefruit and spice flavours, rich and rounded. Already delicious. 4.5 Stars." Michael Cooper, Listener June 12 2010
"This Pinot Gris, one of New Zealand’s best, is a more exuberant wine – spicy and floral with succulent, peachy fruit, a gentle nutty flavour and citrus freshness." Joanna Simon, Wine of the Week Joanna Simon on wine and food, 20 August 2010
GLADSTONE VINEYARD PINOT GRIS 2008
Silver New Zealand International Wine Show 2009
Bronze International Wine Show, UK 2009
Bronze Medal Royal Easter Wine Show 2009
"Developing well, the 2008 vintage was mostly fermented and lees-aged for five months in tanks, but 30 per cent of the blend was barrel-fermented. It's a fleshy wine with ripe stonefruit and spice aromas and flavours, a slightly creamy texture, good richness and a smooth, dryish finish (4.9 grams/litre of residual sugar)." Michael Cooper, June 2010
12,000 MILES PINOT GRIS 2008
Highly Commended, Sydney International Wine Competition 2009
GLADSTONE VINEYARD PINOT GRIS 2007
Bronze Medal International Wine Challenge London 2009
GLADSTONE VINEYARD PINOT GRIS 2006
Bronze Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2006
GLADSTONE VINEYARD PINOT GRIS 2002
Bronze Medal Royal Easter Show 2003
Top of Class Winewise Small Vignerons Wine Awards 2003
Seal of Approval International Wine Challenge London 2002
GLADSTONE VINEYARD PINOT GRIS 2000
Silver Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2000
SAUVIGNON BLANC
GLADSTONE VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC 2009
Silver Medal Concours Mondial du Sauvignon France June 2010
“Apart from the fish curry, the best thing we tasted all evening was a 2009 sauvignon blanc from Gladstone Vineyard, bursting with tropical fruit flavours, but also with an interesting minerality, and of course plenty of acid to cut through that rich Indian food. But, Namastey being BYO, I’d brought along the bottle myself.” David Burton, The Dominion Post 5 June 2010
"Sweet herbs and freshly squeezed grapefruit flavours, nice easy style, softer and more food friendly than most, good palate weight and a long crisp finish." Vinote Wine Blog August 2010
GLADSTONE VINEYARD SOPHIE'S CHOICE 2008
"The wine has a lovely texture and intriguing flavours including white flowers, wet chalk minerality and a solid fruit core contributing to a longer finish. 4 stars."
Cameron Douglas, Hospitality Magazine, May 2010
"Sophie’s Choice Sauvignon Blanc 2008 ($33) is 100% barrel-fermented and aged for 11 months in French oak. The experience is all pineapple and banana up front, then at the back of the tongue feijoa with a hint of ginger, with the rich creamy texture imparted by oak. Named after the family’s retriever, she’s a frisky drop, with long acids kicking in to make this the perfect accompaniment with duck and cumin soup. If you like chardonnay, you’ll love this." Capital Times, July 2009
GLADSTONE VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC 2008
"The complex and delicate bouquet displays green herb, cream and nutty characters. The palate is beautifully weighted and rounded with rich texture, bright acidity and an expansive finish. A very stylish and impressive Sauvignon with extra dimension. At its best: now to 2011. Excellent quality showing high level of concentration and balance. 90/100 4.5 stars." Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, September 2009
GLADSTONE VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC 2007
"16/20. Drink 2008-09. Particularly firm, dry Sauvignon with far more minerality than most New Zealand Sauvignon. Solid and muscular. "
Jancis Robson, Tasting Lea and Sandeman, London October, 2008
"More serious than many of the attractive Marlborough sauvignons, this hints of green fruits and melon, is textural and intense, with a lovely balance and crisp, dry finish. 4/5 Stars."
Otago Daily Times, April 2009
GLADSTONE VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC 2006
4 Stars Cuisine Magazine Jan-Feb 2007
GLADSTONE VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC 2004
Bronze Medal Liquorland Top 100 2004
Bronze Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2004
Bronze Medal International Aromatic Wine Competition Canterbury 2004
GLADSTONE VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC 2003
Bronze Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2003
Bronze Medal International Wine and Spirits Competition London 2004
Seal of Approval International Wine Challenge London 2004
GLADSTONE VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC 2002
Bronze Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2002
4 Stars Winestate Magazine 2003
Seal of Approval International Wine Challenge London 2003
GLADSTONE VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC 2001
Bronze Medal Liquorland Top 100 2001
Bronze Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2001
Bronze Medal Royal Easter Show 2001
GLADSTONE VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC 2000
Bronze Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2000
GLADSTONE VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC 1999
Gold Medal Royal Easter Wine Show 2000
Cuisine Magazine 4 Star Wine 1999
GLADSTONE VINEYARD FUMÉ BLANC 1998
Silver Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 1998
GLADSTONE VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC 1997
Bronze Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 1997
GLADSTONE VINEYARD FUMÉ BLANC 1997
Bronze Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 1997
Silver Medal Liquorland Easter Show 1998
GLADSTONE VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC 1996
Gold Medal Liquorland Easter Show 1997
Bronze Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 1996
4 Stars Cuisine Magazine 1996
GLADSTONE VINEYARD FUME BLANC 1996
Bronze Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 1996
Bronze Medal Liquorland Easter Show 1997
5 Stars and Top Ten Sauvignon Blanc Cuisine Magazine December 1996
VIOGNIER
GLADSTONE VINEYARD VIOGNIER 2009
Bronze Medal Royal Easter Wine Show 2010
"Fragrant and full-bodied, with excellent depth of ripe tropical- and citrus-fruit flavours and a slightly creamy texture. Richly varietal wine for drinking now or cellaring. 4.5 stars." Michael Cooper, Listener, June 12 2010
GLADSTONE VINEYARD VIOGNIER 2008
Silver Medal Royal Easter Wine Show 2009
5 Stars and Top Ten Viognier Cuisine Magazine May 2009
“A wave of floral perfume ushers in a flavour fruit salad of nashi pear, quince and guava. This wine from Christine and David Kernohan’s Wairarapa haven was a hedonistic, concentrated delight.” Cuisine Magazine May 2009
"Not so much a wine to have with honeyed things, but to enjoy afterward by itself. There is an ambrosia-like quality to this richly scented, opulent Wairarapa wine." John Saker, Sunday Star Times 9 August 2009
"There's a lot going on here in this viognier ... blood orange, guava, jasmine and orange blossom ... rich velvety texture and mouth-filling oiliness and strong hints of roasted hazlenuts. All this mirage of flavours and its just gorgeous ... it's not all sweetness, it's got this nutty complexity and it just rounds everything out." John Hawkesby, Radio New Zealand, April 2009 - matched with Wild Duck and Diced Roasted Pumpkin and Kumura Salad.
ROSE
GLADSTONE VINEYARD ROSE 2009
4.5 Stars Wine Orbit Magazine March 2010
"A most appealing rosé made from Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec, displaying strawberry and red cherry characters with a hint of floral lift. The palate is generously flavoured and finely textured with well harmonised acidity and a lingering juicy finish. A dry style (4.5 g/l) yet the wine flows beautifully with a lovely plush mouthfeel. At its best: now to 2012." Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, March 2010
"From a winery and an area that are producing some very smart wines. This is one of them. Cabernet franc, merlot and malbec blended into a delicious summer-berried, stroll in the garden wine that's soft and refreshing." Warren Barton's Top 100 Christmas Wine Guide 2009
GLADSTONE VINEYARD ROSE 2008
Gold Medal Wine for Asia Awards 2008
RIESLING
GLADSTONE VINEYARD RIESLING 2003
4 Stars Winestate Magazine 2004
Silver Medal International Aromatic Wine Competition Canterbury 2004
Bronze Medal Liquorland Top 100 2004
GLADSTONE VINEYARD RIESLING 1998
Silver Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 1998
Bronze Medal International Wine and Spirit Competition London 1999
GLADSTONE VINEYARD RIESLING 1997
Bronze Medal Liquorland Easter Show 1998
CHARDONNAY
GLADSTONE VINEYARD CHARDONNAY 2001
Bronze Medal Liquorland Top 100 2002
Bronze Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2002
GLADSTONE VINEYARD CHARDONNAY 1999
Gold Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2000
Bronze Medal Royal Easter Show 2000
BORDEAUX REDS
12,000 MILES CABERNET FRANC MERLOT MALBEC 2009 "Carterton winemaker Christine Kernohan named this wine in honour of her Scottish homeland. And, yes, it is a surprise to see this particular red blend emerge from the Wairarapa - which is better known for pinot noir than for the more challenging classic Bordeaux grapes trio of cabernet franc, malbec and merlot. And yet these red grapes combine deliciously to make this smooth textured red with its flavours of wild berry." Joelle Thompson's Top Ten Low Cost Reds, Herald on Sunday 22 May 2010
Bronze Medal Royal Easter Show 2009
"This was immensely drinkable, fruit forward with dark berry and mocha flavours." Amy Wislocki, Decanter 22 January 2010
'"The premier Bordeaux-style from this Wairarapa winery can be light and leafy, but the 2006 vintage is the best yet. A blend of Cabernet Franc (55 per cent), Merlot (25 per cent) and Malbec (20 per cent), it was matured for a year in French (95 per cent) and American oak casks. It's a full-coloured, fleshy wine with generous, plummy flavours, oak complexity and a smooth, rich finish." Michael Cooper June 2010
GLADSTONE VINEYARD AULD ALLIANCE 2003
Silver Medal Wine Style Asia Awards 2005
Silver Medal Bragato Wine Awards 2005
Bronze Medal Bragato Wine Awards 2004
GLADSTONE VINEYARD RESERVE MERLOT 2001
Bronze Medal Liquorland Top 100 2002
GLADSTONE VINEYARD MERLOT CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2001
Bronze Medal Royal Easter Show 2003
GLADSTONE VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON MERLOT 1999
Bronze Medal Royal Easter Show 2002
GLADSTONE VINEYARD RESERVE MERLOT 1998
4 Stars Wine Star Magazine 1999
4 Stars Cuisine Magazine 1999
Bronze Medal Liquorland Top 100 1999
GLADSTONE VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON MERLOT 1998
Silver Medal Liquorland Top 100 2000
4 Stars Cuisine Magazine 2000
GLADSTONE VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON MERLOT 1995
Bronze Medal Air New Zealand Wine Awards 1996
Bronze Medal Liquorland Easter Show 1997
4 Stars Cuisine Magazine 1996
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