Craggy Range Te Muna Pinot Noir 2024 1.5L

This is Ben Tombs first vintage as chief winemaker, as he follows in the well trodden path of those before him, it’s clear he was paying attention. The 2024 is crimson with dark Christmas cherries, dusty plum skin and sapote pudding. A thrill of olive flecks, granitic soils and winter pine leaves. The wine pulls deeply with fine tannins and cherry pit and cassis. Some very delicate oak tones of cedar and clove, finishing with a hint of black pepper and tree bark. A wine that could handle black pudding or garlic seafood but allow for medium rare game meats too. Points: 94/100

Wine Pilot ∙ 25th Dec 2025

This is Ben Tombs first vintage as chief winemaker, as he follows in the well trodden path of those before him, it’s clear he was paying attention. The 2024 is crimson with dark Christmas cherries, dusty plum skin and sapote pudding. A thrill of olive flecks, granitic soils and winter pine leaves. The wine pulls deeply with fine tannins and cherry pit and cassis. Some very delicate oak tones of cedar and clove, finishing with a hint of black pepper and tree bark. A wine that could handle black pudding or garlic seafood but allow for medium rare game meats too. Points: 94/100

Wine Pilot ∙ 25th Dec 2025

The Craggy Range star just doesn’t dim, hey. The (once super controversial) Te Muna Terrace vineyards are now more than twenty-five years old too, and here delivering a plush and powerful expression of Martinborough Pinot. Wonderful plush ripe plum fruit – it’s almost like a Blaufrankisch/Pinot/Shiraz hybrid, with plum and blackberry fruit in a silky and mouthfilling way. Arguably, it’s a bit too ripe to be classic, but the texture is lovely and the palate very welcoming. Good one. Points: 93/100

ozwinereview.com ∙ 4th Nov 2025

The Craggy Range star just doesn’t dim, hey. The (once super controversial) Te Muna Terrace vineyards are now more than twenty-five years old too, and here delivering a plush and powerful expression of Martinborough Pinot. Wonderful plush ripe plum fruit – it’s almost like a Blaufrankisch/Pinot/Shiraz hybrid, with plum and blackberry fruit in a silky and mouthfilling way. Arguably, it’s a bit too ripe to be classic, but the texture is lovely and the palate very welcoming. Good one. Points: 93/100

ozwinereview.com ∙ 4th Nov 2025