Johner Estate
Johner Estate New Zealand
A passion for Pinot Noir...
... as great Pinot Noir lovers and winegrowers, we have one of the most famous winery estates in Germany well known by the circle of experts.
When travelling the world, looking at the Pinot Noir we encountered New Zealand for the first time. The landscape felt quite familiar, but what even fascinated us more was the Pinot Noir. The "Cool Climate" conditions are perfekt and there's a booming spirit.
After searching some time, we finally found some land, along the Ruamahanga River in the Wairarapa.
Together with our neighbour Beaven, we have planted 8 hectares of Pinot Noir, three hectares of Sauvignon Blanc and one hectare of ten different varietis ranging from Chardonnay to Syrah.
Bearing in mind that it takes years to establish a crop, we were able to buy some grapes and vinify our first "New Zealand" Pinot Noir in 2001
I hope we can share the beauty of the wines and the country with you.
Karl Heinz and Patrick Johner
PS: We have set up a weblog showing our work in these two worlds.
When travelling the world, looking at the Pinot Noir we encountered New Zealand for the first time. The landscape felt quite familiar, but what even fascinated us more was the Pinot Noir. The "Cool Climate" conditions are perfekt and there's a booming spirit.
After searching some time, we finally found some land, along the Ruamahanga River in the Wairarapa.
Together with our neighbour Beaven, we have planted 8 hectares of Pinot Noir, three hectares of Sauvignon Blanc and one hectare of ten different varietis ranging from Chardonnay to Syrah.
Bearing in mind that it takes years to establish a crop, we were able to buy some grapes and vinify our first "New Zealand" Pinot Noir in 2001
I hope we can share the beauty of the wines and the country with you.
Karl Heinz and Patrick Johner
PS: We have set up a weblog showing our work in these two worlds.
Some new Accolades !!!
TiZwine.com has tasted our Wines and we have scored 4.5 Stars with our 2006 Cabernet Malbec Merlot and our 2006 Syrah
New Wines !!!
We have now released these wines
2007 Sauvignon Blanc Gladstone
2007 Pinot Gris
2006 Moonlight Pinot Noir
2006 Pinot Noir
2006 Pinot Noir Reserve
2006 Syrah
2006 Cabernet, Merlot and Malbec
2007 Sauvignon Blanc Gladstone
2007 Pinot Gris
2006 Moonlight Pinot Noir
2006 Pinot Noir
2006 Pinot Noir Reserve
2006 Syrah
2006 Cabernet, Merlot and Malbec
Harvest 2007
The Harvest started earlier than expected.
After a dry summer and late summer the Grapes have ripend perfectly.
The low yield Pinot Noir from our frosted parts of the vineyard started to shrivel.
Waiting any further would result in overripe jammy and too alcoholic Pinot Noir.
The season with its frost, a cold and bad weather period during flowering had brought us a bad fruit set with many little grapes with tiny berries. The cold nights during the summer intensified the flavours.
In terms of quality, this vintage is brilliant.
After a dry summer and late summer the Grapes have ripend perfectly.
The low yield Pinot Noir from our frosted parts of the vineyard started to shrivel.
Waiting any further would result in overripe jammy and too alcoholic Pinot Noir.
The season with its frost, a cold and bad weather period during flowering had brought us a bad fruit set with many little grapes with tiny berries. The cold nights during the summer intensified the flavours.
In terms of quality, this vintage is brilliant.
News and Accolades
7th November 2006: We have won a silver medal at the Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2006 with our 2005 Gladstone Pinot Noir !
wineshow results...
10th Nov. 2006 Unfortunately this nights frost frost did hit us quite hard.
The next picture shows the range of the wind machines.
24th Oct. 2006 The frosty nights are almost over...
Our Johner Estate Noble Pinot Noir 2005 has received 4 Stars in the Winestate Magazine and will be showcased in the Annual 2007
10th Oct. 2006 The new shoots
more news...
wineshow results...
10th Nov. 2006 Unfortunately this nights frost frost did hit us quite hard.
The next picture shows the range of the wind machines.
24th Oct. 2006 The frosty nights are almost over...
Our Johner Estate Noble Pinot Noir 2005 has received 4 Stars in the Winestate Magazine and will be showcased in the Annual 2007
10th Oct. 2006 The new shoots
more news...
Open Winery during harvest 2008 !!!
London Wine and Trade Fair 2008
London Wine and Trade Fair 2008
Find our wines here:
One of our wines:
2005 MOONLIGHT Pinot Noir
Our 2nd tier label made from our grapes This MOONLIGHT is a shiny Pinot Noir, instantly apealing. This art lable was created by the famous French artist Christophe Emmanuel Bouchet..
Tasting notes:
This spicy Pinot Noir shows open cherry fruit and red ruby colour. Pleasant mouthfeel with rounded tannins Easy accesible wine.. The finish follows with nice cleancing acidity and fruit characters. The perfect wine for day to day drinking.
Tasting notes:
This spicy Pinot Noir shows open cherry fruit and red ruby colour. Pleasant mouthfeel with rounded tannins Easy accesible wine.. The finish follows with nice cleancing acidity and fruit characters. The perfect wine for day to day drinking.