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Editor's note · Marlborough
Te Koko: Cloudy Bay's Answer to Its Own Famous Wine
Wild-yeast, barrel-fermented Sauvignon Blanc built to age, not to shock
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The Marlborough reading
Marlborough whites cut clean and urgent, all herbaceous bite and tropical stone fruit, while its reds lean bright and spicy rather than dark.
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Region DNA
The character of Marlborough
Based on 1,538 wines with structural data
Style profile
Diverse
Broad range with a recognisable character
Marlborough
Country avg
FEM score distribution
90+ Elite
80–89 Great
70–79 Good
<70 Other
Based on 927 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Citrus fruitRed fruitTree fruitTropical fruitOak
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand Pinot Noir
New Zealand Chardonnay
New Zealand Pinot Gris
New Zealand Riesling
New Zealand Rosé
New Zealand Sparkling
New Zealand Merlot
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Sauvignon BlancPinot NoirChardonnayPinot GrisRieslingMerlotShiraz/SyrahCabernet SauvignonGewürztraminerMalbec
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Marlborough
Brancott Estate
VisitAbout Marlborough
Marlborough is a wine region in New Zealand, home to 1,312 producers tracked on Femente, 56 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay, producing New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc and New Zealand Pinot Noir wines with notes of Citrus fruit, Red fruit, and Tree fruit. It takes in Awatere Valley, Blenheim, Renwick, and Wairau Valley.
Marlborough — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Marlborough?
- The most planted varieties in Marlborough are Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Gris, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Marlborough known for?
- Marlborough is known for New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand Pinot Noir, and New Zealand Chardonnay wines and flavors of Citrus fruit, Red fruit, and Tree fruit.
- How many wineries are in Marlborough?
- Femente tracks 1,312 producers in Marlborough, of which 56 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Marlborough?
- Marlborough is a wine region in New Zealand, taking in Awatere Valley, Blenheim, Renwick, and Wairau Valley.
Marlborough
Marlborough whites cut clean and urgent, all herbaceous bite and tropical stone fruit, while its reds lean bright and spicy rather than dark. The region's continental cool and alluvial soils push crisp acidity into everything—the house style that defines South Island.
Producers in Marlborough
- Twin Islands — distinction
- Lake Chalice — distinction
- No.1 Family Estate — honest
- Tohu — distinction
- Charlotte Sound — undiscovered
- Hunky Dory — distinction
- Giesen — distinction
- River Farm — honest
- The Rocks — honest
- Saint Clair Family Estate — distinction
- Cloudy Bay — distinction
- De Redcliffe — distinction
- Forrest Wines — distinction
- W5 — undiscovered
- Allan Scott — distinction
- Lawson's Dry Hills — distinction
- Dog Point — distinction
- Kerner Estate — honest
- Astrolabe — distinction
- Blicks Lane — distinction
- Clifford Bay — distinction
- Whitehaven — distinction
- Taonga Peak — undiscovered
- Jules Taylor — distinction
- Sandhills — honest
- Fire Road — distinction
- Oyster Bay — distinction
- Blind River — distinction
- Crux — honest
- Nautilus — distinction
- Starborough — distinction
- Ponga — distinction
- Fairhall Downs — distinction
- Grove Mill — distinction
- Music Bay — honest
- Awa-Iti — undiscovered
- Auntsfield — distinction
- Lanark Lane — honest
- 3 Stones — distinction
- The Crossings — distinction
- Two Peaks — honest
- Kono — distinction
- Eradus — distinction
- Fromm Winery — distinction
- Mount Nelson — distinction
- Sentinel Vineyard — honest
- The Darling — distinction
- Isabel — distinction
- Distant Land — distinction
- Queens Bay — honest
- Hans Herzog - Hans Family Estate — distinction
- Shelly Bay — distinction
- Jackson Estate — distinction
- Okahu Bay — undiscovered
- Hunter's — distinction
- Shepherd's Ridge — undiscovered
- Tinpot Hut — distinction
- The Ned — distinction
- Kaituna Hills — honest
- Spy Valley — distinction
- Delta — distinction
- Walnut Block — distinction
- Cairnbrae — distinction
- Mud House — distinction
- Chimney Creek — distinction
- Shingle Peak — distinction
- Zeal — distinction
- Catalina Sounds — distinction
- Island Bay — honest
- Steve Bird — distinction
- Barker's Marque Wines — distinction
- Marisco Vineyards — distinction
- Firstland — distinction
- Boatshed Bay — distinction
- Salmon Run — honest
- My Nz — undiscovered
- Stanley Estates — distinction
- Cape Campbell — honest
- Kaituna Valley — distinction
- TerraVin — distinction
- Sea Pearl — distinction
- Babydoll — honest
- Gibson Bridge — honest
- Tindall Vineyard — honest
- Bladen — distinction
- Jawbone — distinction
- Runnymede Island — distinction
- Tiki Sound — distinction
- OTU Wines — distinction
- Pounamu — distinction
- Taylor River Vineyard — undiscovered
- Zephyr — distinction
- Small and Small — honest
- Ambrosia — undiscovered
- THE - Terrace Heights Estate — distinction
- Overstone — distinction
- Squealing Pig — distinction
- Kaikoura — undiscovered
- Fairbourne — distinction
- Echo (NZ) — undiscovered
- Two Rivers — distinction
- Breaker Bay — honest
- Te Pā — distinction
- Dashwood — distinction
- Sunday Mountain — distinction
- West Wood — undiscovered
- Clarence River — undiscovered
- Summerhouse — distinction
- Mount Base — undiscovered
- Kia Ora — distinction
- Redcliffe — distinction
- Jibe — honest
- The Post — honest
- Marlborough Estate — distinction
- Pheasant's Tale — undiscovered
- Rongopai — distinction
- Marlborough Sounds — honest
- Marlborough Sun — distinction
- Makara — distinction
- Marlborough Brook — undiscovered
- Arco Bay — honest
- Wharariki — undiscovered
- Turning Heads — honest
- Edwin Fox — honest
- Lance Wood — undiscovered
- Aroha — undiscovered
- Te Waka — undiscovered
- Marlborough Grape Growers Cooperative — undiscovered
- Ella's Ridge — distinction
- Boulder Bank — honest
- Novum — distinction
- Eaton — distinction
- Sloop Bay — undiscovered
- Trig Station — undiscovered
- Stanrock — undiscovered
- Hapuku — undiscovered
- Topsail — undiscovered
- No Road In — undiscovered
- Steady Shores — undiscovered
- Doust Vineyards — undiscovered
- Doctors Point — undiscovered
- Paddle Reef — undiscovered
- Greenacres — undiscovered
- Sounds — undiscovered
- Distant Cousins — honest
- Coast Road — undiscovered
- Beachwood — undiscovered
- The Valleys — undiscovered
- Mystic Bay — undiscovered
- Zenith — distinction
- Kirikiri Bay — undiscovered
- Nuku — undiscovered
- Sorrell — honest
- Soderberg — undiscovered
- A Thousand Gods — distinction
- Wakefield Bay — honest
- Southern Wind — distinction
- Cloud No. 9 — distinction
- Hillersden Estate — distinction
- Raorao — undiscovered
- Sheep Creek — honest
- Art Of Wine — honest
- Monro — undiscovered
- Blank Canvas — critic
- Villetta — undiscovered
- Leefield Station — distinction
- Mt. Richmond — honest
- Domaine Australis — distinction
- Mussel Pot — honest
- Stony Bank — honest
- Mount Franklin — honest
- Taonga — distinction
- Mr. Glover — honest
- Starborough Family Estate — honest
- Kotuku — honest
- Colere — honest
- Doubtful Bay — undiscovered
- Tapu — undiscovered
- James Thompson — undiscovered
- Ben Glover — distinction
- Seaside — distinction
- Keewee — undiscovered
- Tuakana — undiscovered
- Te Papa — distinction
- Bofuta Bay — undiscovered
- Green Valley — distinction
- Deep Down — distinction
- New Harbor — honest
- Wild South — distinction
- Stoneleigh — distinction
- Cloud Cove — undiscovered
- Herringbone Hills — honest
- Tupari — distinction
- Long Boat — distinction
- Triplebank — honest
- Toi Toi — distinction
- Brancott Estate — distinction
- Monkey Bay — distinction
- Aotearoa — honest
- Te Whare Ra — distinction
- Omaka Springs Estates — distinction
- Wither Hills — distinction
- Stoneburn — distinction
- Milford Point — honest
- Greywacke — distinction
- Montana — honest
- The Seeker — distinction
- Ribbonwood — distinction
- Southern Lines — undiscovered
- Clos Henri Vineyard — distinction
- Ra Nui — distinction
- Wairau River — distinction
- Little Beauty — distinction
- Fairleigh Estate — undiscovered
- Wool — distinction
- Marble Leaf — honest
- Mount Riley — distinction
- Seresin — distinction
- Framingham — critic
- The Better Half — distinction
- Vavasour — distinction
- Okiwi Bay — honest
- Rose Creek — undiscovered
- Drylands — distinction
- South Island — honest
- Manu — distinction
- Walking Bird — honest
- Awatere River — distinction
- Sliding Hill — honest
- Lobster Reef — distinction
- Ballochdale — undiscovered
- Bramsrun — honest
- Crowded House — distinction
- Johanneshof Cellars — distinction
- Waka — honest
- Riverby Estate — distinction
- Churton — distinction
- Savée Sea — honest
- Mussel Bay — distinction
- Wishbone — honest
- The Retreat — honest
- Fairfields — undiscovered
- Koura Bay — honest
- Otto's Constant Dream — distinction
- Clos Marguerite — distinction
- Echelon — undiscovered
- Spoonbill Wines — undiscovered
- Rapaura Springs — distinction
- Vinterra — distinction
- Whisper Rock — undiscovered
- Clark Estate — honest
- Lowlands Wines — honest
- Midnight Dash — undiscovered
- West Brook — honest
- Sea Salt — honest
- Insight — distinction
- Pear Tree — honest
- Spring Creek Estate — undiscovered
- Jeffrey's Bay — honest
- Rockpool — undiscovered
- Daniel le Brun — honest
- Maven — honest
- Black Cottage — distinction
- O'Dwyers Creek — honest
- Springbank Estate — undiscovered
- Caythorpe Family Estate — distinction
- Bishop's Leap — honest