Te Mata Estate’s reputation as New Zealand’s foremost winery is based upon the quality of its six Havelock Hills' wines; Coleraine, Awatea Cabernets/Merlot, Bullnose Syrah, Cape Crest Sauvignon Blanc, Elston Chardonnay and Zara Viognier.  

Made primarily from Te Mata Estate’s oldest vineyards, first planted in the 1890’s on the north-facing slopes of Te Mata Peak, they are handmade wines of excellence. With their complexity, structure and balance these wines have a tradition for rewarding careful cellaring through their continued evolution in bottle.

Woodthorpe is an expansive vineyard on elevated river terraces, angled to the sun. Woodthorpe’s ideal aspect and free-draining soils provide Te Mata Estate with a unique location from which to produce the single vineyard Woodthorpe wines. The quality of the Woodthorpe vineyard is apparent in these wines, with each displaying fresh, intense, varietal characters.