Our pick of the top 6 Pinot Noirs of 2023 from the New World Wine Awards. Each one is a Gold winner and at under $25, there's no reason not give them all a try!
A wine for all occasions. Pinot Noir is one of the most versatile red wines, at home at a summer BBQ, with a Sunday roast chicken, or even a grilled salmon.
To enjoy some award-winning New Zealand wines that best showcase the rich and velvety flavours of Pinot Noir, browse our selection from the 2023 New World Wine Awards.
Each of these wines are under $25, plus they have a ‘morish’ quality that will leave you reaching for just one more drop!
Looking for a Pinot Noir food pairing?
Pinot Noir is lighter in colour and richness than some reds but does not lack in power to enhance a wide range of dishes. Fabulous with duck confit with duck fat roasted potatoes, rack of lamb with herb crust and meltingly delicious slow-cooked pork belly. It can partner poultry as well as beefy casseroles, and the iconic pizza margherita is absolutely yummy with Pinot.
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Luna Estate Pinot Noir 2021
Variety: Pinot Noir
Region: Wairarapa, New Zealand
Price: Under $25
Key notes: Impressive Martinborough wine. Plush, savoury and silky.
Madam Sass Pinot Noir 2022
Variety: Pinot Noir
Region: Central Otago, New Zealand
Price: Under $25
Key notes: "Sassy” with big attitude - a richly fruited, juicy and velvety wine.
Misty Cove Estate Pinot Noir 2021
Variety: Pinot Noir
Region: Marlborough, New Zealand
Price: Under $25
Key notes: A beguiling wine with lush fruit and universal appeal.
Montford Estate Pinot Noir 2021
Variety: Pinot Noir
Region: Marlborough, New Zealand
Price: Under $25
Key notes: Concentrated with exotic perfume, ideal for a dinner party.
Stoneleigh Wild Valley Marlborough Pinot Noir 2021
Variety: Pinot Noir
Region: Marlborough, New Zealand
Price: Under $25
Key notes: Champion Pinot - textural, vibrant and exceptionally delicious.
Vavasour Awatere Valley Pinot Noir 2021
Variety: Pinot Noir
Region: Marlborough, New Zealand
Price: Under $25
Key notes: Exquisitely fragrant and engaging, bright and stylish.
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Ready to try some award-winning New Zealand Pinot Noirs? All of our Gold medal-winners are available online now from your local New World.
Best get in quick, as stocks of some of these wines are very limited.
Want to find more award-winning wines for under $25 a bottle? Take a look at our pick of the best New Zealand wines of 2023. Or, use our wine finder tool to search for a wine that takes your fancy.
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Jim Harre - about the author
After studying viticulture and winemaking at Hawkes Bay’s Eastern Institute of Technology, Jim worked several vintages, both in New Zealand and Internationally as a winemaker.
Identified as having a very good palate for quality assessment of wine, Jim has been a major part of New Zealand’s Wine Judging competitions for over 25 years. Now a well respected International Judge, he works as a Chair of Judges in Wine Competitions in USA, Japan, China, Australia and, of course, New Zealand.
He is also regarded as a world authority on the effect of how wine perception changes in aircraft, a panel chair at the world’s largest competition; the International Wine Challenge, held each year in London; as well as Wine Consultant to Air New Zealand.
It is Jim’s love of education and teaching people about wine that makes him one of New Zealand’s most recognised Wine professionals.