Welcome to Ata Rangi Martinborough cellar door
In Te Reo Māori, Ata Rangi means “dawn sky” or “new beginning”. It is a name that honours our land and reflects the work we do here. Making wine is all about working in sync with the changing seasons and conditions on the land. We strive to craft wines that capture the essence of our place: Martinborough, Aotearoa-New Zealand.
We are a small, family-owned organic winery with a reputation for pinot noir, located at the southern end of the North Island.
Ata Rangi was founded by Clive Paton in 1980. The first vines were planted on a small, stony sheep paddock at the edge of the Martinborough Village. Clive’s sister Alison bought an adjoining block soon after and in 1986 Clive’s partner Phyll Pattie bought a share in the business after moving from Marlborough where she had been working as a winemaker.
42 years on, we continue to work diligently to nurture Ata Rangi’s enviable reputation as one of the new world’s most respected pinot noir producers. Today, Alison Paton heads up day-to-day running of the business, with Helen Masters crafting the wines aided by the vital stewardship of vineyard manager Ian Ewart.
Reviews
Ata Rangi Pinot Noir Martinborough 2024
Lively and inspired. On the nose, red cherries, strawberries, dried orange rind and some peppercorns dominate. Medium-bodied, showing fine, silky tannins, bright acidity and refined texture. There is tension on the palate, a vertical dimension bringing vitality and character. Juicy fruit balances the crisp, stony and lingering finish. Drink or hold.
James Suckling – 96/100 – March 12, 2026
Ata Rangi Masters Chardonnay 2024, Martinborough
A simply brilliant wine. Tasted over 4 days, a complex and enticing wine with layers of ripe fruits, a judicious and balanced measure of oak, layers of spice and complexity that are giving yet not dominant nor intense. Rather, an intriguing wine with a mineral and saline quality, flavours of grapefruit and apple, white fleshed stone fruits and complexities from lees and wood spice, earth-smoke of stone and clay. Excellent drinking from day of purchase through 2032+.
97/100 Points
Outstanding / Cam Douglas March 2nd 2026
Ata Rangi Chenin Blanc 2025, Martinborough
An immediate varietal bouquet with scents of fresh and baked apple, some pear and fine lees complexities suggesting a finesse of baked goods then a fine clay earth quality. As the wine relaxes in glass and becomes more ambient the bouquet expands into flowers and blossoms. A dry wine with a satin touch and acid line that embraces the complexities of winemaking, vintage and variety. Delicious and complex, a wine that will deliver through the next 3-8 years. Best drinking from late 2027 through 2035+.
95/100 Points
Outstanding / Cam Douglas - 16/5/26
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