Luna Estate is a Martinborough winery grounded in site, rhythm, and the pursuit of elegance over impact. With two distinct vineyard sites — Blue Rock and Huangarua — Luna crafts wines that capture the nuanced spectrum of Martinborough Terrace and Te Muna Road terroirs. Since its evolution from the original Alana Estate, Luna has embraced a thoughtful, vineyard-led approach, guided by respect for land and a gentle hand in the cellar.

The Blue Rock Vineyard, located on the stony, free-draining Martinborough Terrace, lends concentration, minerality, and structural finesse. Huangarua, set along the elevated slopes of Te Muna, brings a cooler microclimate and limestone-rich soils, delivering freshness, tension, and aromatic lift. These sites are farmed sustainably, with increasing emphasis on organic practices, biodiversity, and vine health — a quiet investment in long-term expression over short-term yield.

In the winery, the philosophy is minimal intervention and clarity of fruit. Pinot Noir, the estate’s heartbeat, is hand-harvested, wild-fermented, and matured in French oak (primarily seasoned), with an intuitive use of whole bunch to enhance structure and savoury edge. Chardonnay is whole-bunch pressed, fermented in barrel with native yeasts, and aged on lees for quiet complexity. Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, and Pinot Gris are crafted with the same attention to texture and purity — restrained, textural, and quietly expressive.

The wines are detailed and composed. Pinot Noir offers dark cherry, forest herb, and crushed gravel, with fine tannins and a long, mineral finish — Blue Rock tending toward depth and earth, Huangarua toward lift and precision. Chardonnay is saline, citrus-driven, and structured, while Riesling is taut, dry-edged, and built for ageing. Across the range, Luna’s wines reflect their Martinborough roots not through force, but through balance and restraint.

What defines Luna Estate is its quiet duality — two sites, two energies, one voice rooted in place, polished through patience.

These are wines that move without noise — subtle, textural, and anchored in the fine stillness of Martinborough’s stony soils and long light.