Neudorf Vineyards is one of New Zealand’s great wine estates — a name that resonates with restraint, site transparency, and the quiet confidence of long stewardship. Founded in 1978 by Tim and Judy Finn in Upper Moutere, Nelson, Neudorf is a winery built on trust in the land and belief in wines of balance, longevity, and inner energy. The Moutere Hills — with their ancient clay-gravel soils, cool maritime climate, and golden light — provide the grounding for Neudorf’s poised and age-worthy wines, led by their benchmark Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

The vineyards are farmed organically and with deep ecological sensitivity. Cover crops, composts, no irrigation, and regenerative practices are used to enhance soil vitality and vine resilience. The Home Vineyard in Upper Moutere is particularly prized, planted in Moutere clays that yield naturally low-cropping vines and wines with tension and mineral edge. Newer vineyards are managed with the same care, always with the long view in mind.

Winemaking at Neudorf is thoughtful and minimal. Fermentations are native, oak is carefully selected and gently used, and sulphur is applied sparingly. Chardonnay is whole-bunch pressed and barrel fermented, with extended lees ageing and a natural malolactic flow. Pinot Noir is hand-harvested, with partial whole bunch, long maceration, and ageing in fine-grained French oak. The aim is clarity, not weight — structure, not excess.

The wines are fine-boned and textural. Moutere Chardonnay is layered and saline — citrus peel, almond, flint, and white florals over a taut mineral frame. Pinot Noir is fragrant and savoury, with red cherry, rosehip, and a quiet structural persistence. Albariño, Rosé, and Riesling round out the portfolio, each handled with the same elegance and lightness of touch. Across the range, Neudorf wines are not about power — they’re about place, detail, and depth held in quiet tension.

What defines Neudorf is its clarity of purpose — a winery that doesn’t chase attention, but earns respect through its calm, consistent refinement of site.

These are wines that don’t perform — they resonate, gently and lastingly, with the voice of Moutere clay and the rhythm of the seasons.