Reviews of independent winewriters and included in this section of our website. Please click on the wine you are interested in from the list on the left, or, for reviews on our estate as a whole, please see below.
Estate Reviews
"We like the way this company does things - the winemakers aren't simply making wines to a competition formula, they're crafting wines that are likely to win with the wine drinker." Marlborough Express Newspaper
"Mount Riley is one of the rising stars on the New Zealand horizon." Peter Saunders, International Wine Correspondent
“Mount Riley’s Seventeen Valley Wines are newly emergent, icon wines from New Zealand. The Chardonnay has won a gold for every vintage and the Pinot Noir is superb. These stylish wines are delicious. Beautifully balanced and impeccably crafted. They are, simply, world class.” Christopher Stevens MW, UK
"Mount Riley is coming to the fore, not just with one grand label but with a range of good-drinking, user-friendly styles across the spectrum of varieties. From a great beginning, show-medals and trophies have been bountiful and exports are growing. A good team from winemaker through to sales helps get the wine there at the right price. Quality vineyards have been developed with good wine in mind and this is paying a dividend." Peter Saunders, “A Guide to New Zealand Wine”
"Mount Riley 2008 Marlborough Chardonnay: Beautifully textured, sensibly oaked chardonnay that lets the tropical and stonefruit go to work on the tastebuds. Great buying." Warren Barton, Southland Times Saturday 27/2/2010.
