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Each vintage is a celebration of time and our terroir. Each one is distinct, each one is shaped by the land, people, and nature. In 2024, we had time to find poise. It was an remarkable harvest, producing beautifully balanced wines with elegance, power and restraint. From a remarkable harvest, we are immensely proud of these deeply thought-provoking wines.
Precision in the vineyard is quietly evolving. This season, we’re using AI-powered image analysis to count individual berries on each cluster, giving us a clearer picture of yield before harvest. By focusing on berry numbers — rather than size – we gain insight into how the vintage is shaping up. It’s one of those subtle, behind-the-scenes details that helps translate careful vineyard work into higher-quality wines in the glass.
The newest member of our Highland Cattle family was born to Ella on August 10th. She’s happy, healthy, and absolutely adorable. Cattle are loved by the Te Mata team and visitors alike and add to our biodynamic programme.
Discover what makes New Zealand wine unique in the glass: the colour, the perfume, the structure and the acidity. From our cool maritime climate and ancient soils to intense sunlight and bold flavours, this small island nation produces just 1 percent of the world’s wine yet competes globally. Explore how we do our best to capture the purity, freshness, and innovative spirit that define modern New Zealand winemaking.
At Te Mata Estate, one of the more striking sights at this time of year is our crimper in action. Rather than cutting or mulching, this specialised piece of equipment gently bends the stems of grasses and companion plants, pressing them down without breaking them.
For nearly a decade, Te Mata has been quietly applying regenerative viticulture across our Havelock Hills, Bridge Pa, and Dartmoor vineyards. This is not a gesture toward fashion, but a disciplined exploration: watching, testing, and letting each method prove itself in the vineyard and in the glass.
Sustainability technology in viticulture has moved well beyond good intentions. It is now a practical, measurable set of tools that allows vineyards to work with greater precision, lower impact, and deeper understanding of their land. At Te Mata, many of these technologies are already part of how we farm, not as add-ons, but as extensions of long-established vineyard practice.
The hills behind Havelock North have long shaped the identity of Te Mata Estate. Vineyards sit among orchards, pasture, and native bush, forming a landscape that has evolved through generations of careful stewardship. Today the estate continues to farm with the same understanding that the quality of the wine is inseparable from the health and character of the land that surrounds it.
At Te Mata Estate, viticulture begins with careful attention to the soil beneath the vines. Across the estate, a combination of under vine mowing and the application of straw is used to manage moisture, encourage biodiversity, and support vine health. These practices reflect a belief that long term quality in wine is built slowly, through thoughtful, ‘hands on’ decisions made in the vineyard.
At Te Mata Estate, innovation has always been most meaningful when it serves the vineyard. That philosophy continues with the introduction of an Armbruster vibrating fruit sorting table, making Te Mata the first winery in New Zealand to adopt this technology. Designed to handle fruit with extraordinary care, the sorter reflects a long standing commitment to precision, freshness, and the clear expression of Hawke’s Bay.
Discover an experience designed for every wine lover, from first-time visitors to serious collectors – and our new Summer Courtyard experience.
