"A complex, understated wine with grapefruity finish." 92/100
Tom Cannavan, wine-pages.com, November 2009, UK"Grassy and steely, very pure and expressive with interestingly complex vegetal character."
Richard Hemming, jancisrobinson.com, 16 Nov 2009, UK“Fabulous flagship. Impressive inaugural release of a flagship Sauvignon from Winegrowers of Ara.”
Jo Burzynska – Canvas, NZ Herald, 23 September 2008, NZ

“It’s a sauvignon blanc for riesling lovers and one that’s likely to be longer-lived.”
Jo Burzynska – Canvas, NZ Herald, 23 September 2008, NZ


“Intense and steely dry palate threaded with mineral, restrained white peach, nettle and lemon juice.”
Jo Burzynska – Canvas, NZ Herald, 23 September 2008, NZ

“Soft, smooth, full-bodied, this is a welcome style departure for a Marlborough white wine.”
Joelle Thomson, Mindfood, 20 February 2009, NZ
“A lovely powdery complexity with intensity of flavour that’s impressive yet restrained – very good, very different”
Yvonne Marie Lorkin, Manawatu Standard, 3 January 2009, NZ
89/100: “Resolutely (sorry) mineral and herbal, impressively intense, long and dry. Almost more Loire in style than New Zealand.”
www.thewinegang.com, March 2009, UKVerdict: Great Oyster Wine
"At a time when the market is awash with often dilute Kiwi 2008s, here’s one that’s a year older and all the better for it."
Simon Woods, Harpers, March 19 2009, UK"Its first gush of youth has passed, leaving a more confident and relaxed with a grassy edge to its citrus fruit flavours, and a tingling spine of minerality."
Simon Woods, Harpers, March 19 2009, UK“Lusciously-labelled Ara Resolute Sauvignon Blanc 2007: an aromatic, great big, minerally, white-peachy, mouth-filling wine.“
Paul Levy / ‘Amy De Vine’ - You Magazine, Mail on Sunday 3rd May 2009  - UK
“Push the boat out with a king among sauvignon blancs. Resolute Sauvignon Blanc 2007 oozes peach tempered with lemon and is a delicious wine with a long finish”
The Cambrian News – 23 April 2009, UK"A full, lush style. It's crammed with ripe black cherry and plum fruit, chocolatey oak, fruit cake spice and cedar....fine and refined and intensely savoury"
Sue Courtney, www.wineoftheweek.com, July 2008, NZ"Really good, supple tannins though with those spicey, dried herb and red-fruit notes peristing through on the long finish"
Pinot Noir over $35 short list, Wine NZ Magazine, Tasting panel: Colin Ford, John Buchanan & Corey Hall, October 2009, NZ"Elegant wine with a future"
Graeme Barrow - The Advocate"The nutty, creamy oak sits beneath a tough of leafy, bracken character and the ripe, strawberry fruit is there between the layers.  The palate has very good concentration." 93/100
Tom Cannavan, wine-pages.com, November 2009, UK****"Resolute indeed, this is the top of the Ara pinot tree and it has an extra cut of style and class about it." 92
Nick Stock, The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide 2010, Australia"The reds are ripe and soft, with clear potential in their Resolute bottling of world class Pinot Noir."
Richard Hemming, jancisrobinson.com, 16 Nov 2009, UK"Redcurrant, beetroot, rhubarb, very classic and refined with a deliciously spiced finish.  Ripe, balanced, soft tannins, long finish."
Richard Hemming, jancisrobinson.com, 16 Nov 2009, UK"Mushroom, earth, red bramble fruits, rich and expressive, broad and soft, very tactile and delicate." 
Richard Hemming, jancisrobinson.com, 16 Nov 2009, UK“A luscious wine, full of complexity and character.”
Peter Shaw, Waikato Times, 27 February 2008, NZ

“A complex, understated, elegant new world interpretation of Pinot Noir with the potential to develop well over the next few years.”
Jamie Goode – www.wineanorak.co.uk, 30 September 2008, UK


www.TIZwine.com – New Release and Sauvignon tasting - 6 November 2008

“A charming, beguiling nose of sweet red cherries with integrated warm spicy notes adding an appealing warmth.”
Jamie Goode – www.wineanorak.co.uk, 30 September 2008, UK

“Spicy complexity sitting nicely under the smooth sweet cherry fruit, with textural richness and a bit of tannic grip keeping things savoury.”
Jamie Goode – www.wineanorak.co.uk, 30 September 2008, UK

“Great drinking now, but will reward patient cellaring for the next three to four years.”
Yvonne-Marie Lorkin, Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 March 2008, NZ

“Pretty serious stuff, with a distinctly European sheen.”
Jamie Goode – www.wineanorak.co.uk, 30 September 2008, UK

“Winegrowers of Ara is a grand vision.”
Charmian Smith, Otago Daily Times, 12 March 2008, NZ
“Wines to look out for.”
Graeme Barrow, Northern Advocate, 15 March 2008, NZ"... the sweetly oaked, finely wrought 2006 Resolute Pinot Noir, Winegrowers of Ara, Marlborough..."
Tim Atkin, Observer, 11 January 2009, UK90/100: "A big, plush wine with layered depth"
www.thewinegang.com, March 2009, UK“The pinnacle of Ara’s portfolio. It’s a perfect pinot, soft and supple in the mouth, upfront cherry and berry fruit flavours, savoury and earthy characters, velvet smooth tannins.”
Kerry Skinner, Illawarra Mercury, 25 July 2009, Australia