The Wairarapa's most celebrated wine village, where Ata Rangi and Martinborough Vineyard established New Zealand's Burgundian Pinot Noir identity on the terra rossa (red-over-gravel) soils of an ancient riverbed terrace. Martinborough's extreme diurnal temperature swings and cold southerly winds create wines of northern Burgundy-like mineral tension.
| Year | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | Martinborough terrace conditions ideal; Pinot Noir of unusual mineral depth. |
| 2023 | — | Benchmark Wairarapa vintage; Ata Rangi will be exceptional. |
| 2022 | — | Good growing season; gravel terrace wines showing characteristic iron mineral. |
| 2021 | — | La Niña cooling; elegant Pinot with northern Burgundy-like acidity. |
| 2020 | — | Outstanding vintage; Ata Rangi among finest in recent memory. |
| 2019 | — | Strong conditions; Dry River Pinot Gris showing magnificent depth. |
| 2018 | — | Classic Martinborough; wines ageing with distinction. |