Neudorf Winery

Tim Finn and his wife Judy founded their Neudorf vineyard (pronounced Noydorf) in the Moutere Hills in the late 1970s. Tim’s complex, thoughtfully constructed Chardonnays are among the most Montrachet-like in Australasia. All Neudorf’s wines share an affinity for texture, density and balance and are the result of brilliantly conceived grape growing.
Neudorf is the jewel in Nelson’s vinous crown. According to Tom Stevenson's Wine Report 2009, it is *New Zealand's greatest wine producer*. This UK publication has listed Neudorf in the top 10 New Zealand wineries for several few years, before finally ranking it at Number One in his 2009 report.

Neudorf Chardonnay Moutere 2007
Slinky, silky wine. Poised and intelligent. A finely textured entry with toffee, lemons, butter cookies and ripe peaches rolling through the palate and on the nose. The wine has a sense of wholeness, very subtle but intense and directional.
“Neudorf Moutere Chardonnay- arguably New Zealand’s best ever Chardonnay. A real Puligny-Montrachet lookalike.”
—Tom Stevenson’s Wine Report 2007

Neudorf Chardonnay Nelson 2007
The mineral in this Chardonnay weaves and entwines around sweet nectarine fruits, and tangelo skins. The shape is that of a tear drop - round and full up front passing through a lovely textured mid palate to a zingy attenuated finish. It is a wine of elegance, the “little black dress” of Chardonnay and it owes more than a passing glance to France and the finesse of the old world.
One of Jancis Robinson's Favorite Chardonnay from New Zealand

Neudorf Riesling Brightwater 2008
Citrus zest and lemon curd on the nose with an undercurrent of deep minerals. This gives the wine a strong “sense of place” – the gravel-threaded soils of Brightwater carry right through to your glass. A fine linear wine with delicate lifted character.

Neudorf Pinot Noir Moutere 2007
Youthful, purple hue in the glass with a complex nose of cracked pepper, dark summer berries, black cherry and chocolate, combined with visceral, earthy characters, dried wild herbs and excellent but unobtrusive supporting oak.
“Neudorf’s Moutere Pinot Noir has cult status. It has the depth, complexity and silkiness that makes you think of a top flight Volnay”
—Wall Street Journal