2025 vintage is underway 3rd March 2025

We are very excited to have started picking our 2025 grapes last week. While every vintage is a milestone, this year marks 50 years of winemaking for Matawhero so there is a little more celebrating to do!

This season in Gisborne, we experienced a wet January but fortunately the rain was timed perfectly and February was warm and dry. Harvest started this year with Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir for Rosé and some handpicking for our Irwin and Church House Barrel Fermented Chardonnay.  We have a small new planting of Mendoza Chardonnay on our “home block” as well so it will serve as a little test block to see how the flavours develop on this site. It is now safely tucked away in some barrels!

Vintage will conclude by the end of March as we wait now for the Chenin Blanc and reds to ripen.