4.5 stars from renowned NZ wine critic Michael Cooper for our new release Te Muna Dry Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc. Read More

Thanks to Team Butterworth's friends and family, our vineyard team, and volunteers, who all lent a hand to harvest our Te Muna Vineyard. We were rewarded with a large and healthy crop to hand over to the winemaking team to work their magic on, despite the extreme weather challenges we faced. The larger bunches resulted from the vineyard team's new regime of soil' probiotics'. They've been promoting vine health through natural means, which meant we received the largest amount of Pinot Noir the winery had seen in over a decade! "The tannins are fine-boned, and the acids are Burgundian in...

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Butterworth ‘Te Muna’ Sauvignon Blanc 2019 - 95pts - "An alluring, broad, riper-style bouquet with buttercups, lemon spray, yellow plum, rockmelon and notes of creme caramel, toast and butter. Ripe, delicious, textural, well-poised wine with racy acidity. A wine with depth, charm, charisma and judicious oak handling. What's not to like?"

- NZ Wine Rater, Steve Bennett MW & Lynnette Hudson.

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Back in Winter 2020, we began transitioning a block of olives behind the winery into 1.5ha of prized Chardonnay.  Read More

Another beautiful example of Dry Riesling from Te Muna, with acidity that's precise and a stunning purity of fruit. There's wonderful length to it, which lingers for minutes, making this a salivating experience. Similar to Burgundy, we experience long cool summers and low rainfall providing the optimum long ripening conditions for grapes. But it's the free-draining soils rich in minerals that makes Te Muna so perfect for grape growing.These vines are hand-tended and the grapes hand-harvested. Similar to our Chardonnay, this is an extremely limited release with only 1,500 bottles made. Now available. 🥂 A terrific wine Te Muna wine with smoked salmon or...

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Our approach with our flagship wine, Butterworth Te Muna Pinot Noir. Read More