Reviews & Accolades

A snippet of our wine history…

MONDILLO PINOT NOIR


2004 Pinot Noir
First vintage, all privately sold with no public release.

2005 Pinot Noir
Named New Zealand’s Pinot Noir of the Year, WineNZ magazine
Gold Medal, Bragato Wine Awards

2006 Pinot Noir
Gold Medal, New Zealand International Wine Show
Highly Recommended by NZ Cuisine Magazine
Pure Elite Gold Medal, Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2007
Highly Recommended, UK Decanter Magazine

2007 Pinot Noir
Five Stars, Winestate Magazine, Australia
Highly Recommended by WineNZ
Highly Recommended by F & B Magazine

2008 Pinot Noir
Champion Wine of the Show Trophy,
O-I New Zealand Trophy, Royal Easter Show Wine Awards
Champion Pinot Noir Trophy, NZ Wine Grower Magazine Trophy, Royal Easter Show Wine Awards
Gold Medal, Royal Easter Show Wine Awards
Gold Medal, New Zealand International Wine Show
Five Stars, Winestate Magazine, Australia
Highly Recommended by WineNZ
Highly Recommended by NZ Cuisine Magazine
Pure Silver, Air New Zealand Wine Show
Air New Zealand, First & Business Class clients, International flights
Silver Medal, IWSC, London, International Wine & Spirit Competition
USA Sommelier Journal, Mondillo Wine Recommended
Len Evans Foundation, Australia, Wine Selected for the 2011 Tutorial Wine List.

2009 Pinot Noir
Pure Gold Medal, Air New Zealand Wine Show
Pure Gold Medal, Bragato Wine Awards
Five Stars, Winestate Magazine, Australia
Silver Medal, Royal Easter Show Wine Awards
Highly Recommended by WineNZ
Five Stars, Michael Cooper
Air New Zealand, First & Business Class clients, International flights
Recommended by Hospitality Magazine, Cameron Douglas MS
USA Sommelier Journal, Mondillo Wine Recommended

2010 Pinot Noir
90+ Points Wine Advocate, eRobertParker.com, USA
Top Five Pinot Noirs of Australasian, Winestate Magazine, Australia
Five Stars, NZ Cuisine Magazine
91 Points USA Burghound.com Report, October 2013
Five Stars, TizWine New Zealand
Five Stars, Raymond Chan Wine Reviews
Silver Medal, New Zealand International Wine Show
Selected by New Zealand Wines, The Rugby World Cup ‘The Cloud’ venue.
Recommended by Wine Spectator Magazine, USA
Food & Wine Match Highly Commended, Sydney International Wine Competition
Recommended by Gourmet Traveller, Australia
New Zealand Embassy in DC, USA, Showcasing the best in NZ Wine & Food - Export Fourm
Silver Medal, San Francisco International Wine Competition 2014
Selected Wine for 10th Anniversary of Global Fairness Initiative, USA www.globalfairness.org

2011 Pinot Noir
95/100 Points, Bob Campbell MW
Highly Recommended by NZ Cuisine Magazine
Five Stars, Raymond Chan Wine Reviews
93/100 Points, Wine Orbit, Sam Kim
95/100 Points, Gourmet Traveller WINE, Australia
18.5/20 Points, Wine NZ

2012 Pinot Noir
94/100 Points Wine Orbit, Sam Kim
Air New Zealand, First & Business Class clients, International flights.
Highly Recommended by NZ Cuisine Magazine
Five Stars, Raymond Chan Wine Reviews
Five Stars, Michael Cooper ONZM

2013 Pinot Noir
94/100 Points Wine Orbit, Sam Kim
Highly Recommended by NZ Cuisine Magazine
95/100 Points, Bob Campbell MW
Five Stars, Raymond Chan Wine Reviews
Five Stars, Michael Cooper ONZM
Pure Gold Medal, Air New Zealand Wine Awards
Pure Gold Medal, New Zealand International Wine Show
Top 100 Wines 2015, Metro Magazine
Air New Zealand, First & Business Class clients, International flights

2014 Pinot Noir
95/100 Points, Cameron Douglas MS
95/100 Points, Bob Campbell MW
95/100 Points Wine Orbit, Sam Kim
Five Stars, Raymond Chan Wine Reviews
Five Stars, Michael Cooper ONZM
92/100 Points, Rob Geddes MW, Australia
Silver Medal, IWSC, London, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2016

2015 Pinot Noir
Gold Medal, New Zealand International Wine Show
Gold Medal, Royal Easter Show Wine Awards
95/100 Points, Bob Campbell MW
Five Stars, Michael Cooper ONZM
Five Stars, Raymond Chan Wine Reviews
95/100 Points, Gourmet Traveller WINE

2016 Pinot Noir
Gold Medal, New Zealand International Wine Show
Gold Medal, Royal Easter Show Wine Awards
95/100 Points, Bob Campbell MW

2017 Pinot Noir
Gold Medal, New Zealand International Wine Show
Gold Medal, Royal Easter Show Wine Awards
95/100 Points, Bob Campbell MW

2018 Pinot Noir
Gold Medal, New Zealand International Wine Show
Gold Medal, Royal Easter Show Wine Awards
95/100 Points, Bob Campbell MW
Five Stars, Michael Cooper ONZM

2019 Pinot Noir
95/100 Points, Bob Campbell MW
Five Stars, Michael Cooper ONZM

2020 Pinot Noir
Gold Medal, New Zealand International Wine Show
Gold Medal, Royal Easter Show Wine Awards
95/100 Points, Bob Campbell MW

2021 Pinot Noir
95/100 Points, Wine Orbit, Sam Kim.
Gold Medal, Royal Easter Show Wine Awards
95/100 Points, Bob Campbell MW
Five Stars, Michael Cooper ONZM

2022 Pinot Noir
Five Stars, Michael Cooper ONZM
94/100 Points, Wine Orbit, Sam Kim
95/100 Points, Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review,
Ranked #5 of 23 2022 Pinot Noir from Central Otago (Sept 23)
95/100 Points, Cameron Douglas MS

If you would like to read our history for our Reserve Pinot Noir,
Riesling, Nina or Rosé, send us an email: wines@mondillo.com with your wish list!