About Charteris
The couple scoured Australia and New Zealand for the ideal site/variety combination and finally found it in the guise of the Winter Vineyard, a top Pinot Noir site with the A-list address of Felton Road, Bannockburn in Central Otago. The first vintage was 2008; three years later PJ bid farewell to Brokenwood to focus on the fledgling family label. Charteris makes single-vineyard Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, plus a Central Otago Pinot conceived by PJ to keep Christina’s hands off the Winter Vineyard museum stock.
“What does Central Otago taste like?” ponders PJ. “In my mind’s eye I have an idea but every year the stars will align to give me a slightly different picture. It is going to be an exciting journey."
It certainly is. We hope the rest of you will join us for the ride
About P.J. Charteris
New Zealand-born PJ Charteris has been at it for a while. At age 13 he was already pruning vines at Vilagrad winery in the Waikato, which he then ran for a couple of years when he came of age. In 1988, he left New Zealand to study winemaking at Roseworthy in South Australia. It was there that he met Christina, a marketing manager with previous experience at Rémy Australie. During his 12 years at Brokenwood, PJ earned an outstanding reputation as one of Australia’s foremost talents, including the accolade of Winemaker of the Year from the Hunter Valley Wine Industry Association in 2010. He’s also proved himself an important leader in the domestic wine scene, working with Wine Australia and heading judging panels in various wine shows. Setting up at in Central Otago is something of a spiritual homecoming for PJ, a man whose fine-wine drive and curiosity has previously led him to Paul Jaboulet in the Rhône Valley and Californian Pinot star, Flowers, as well as other parts of France, Spain and Italy.
Current Range
2018 Charteris Hawkesbury Vineyard Pinot Noir
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2018 Charteris Central Otago Riesling
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2016 Charteris Doctor’s Flat Vineyard Pinot Noir
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2022 Charteris Bellevue Vineyard Semillon
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2022 Charteris Hunter Chardonnay
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2021 Charteris Le Fauve Rouge
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2021 Charteris Hunter Shiraz
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2019 Charteris Hunter Shiraz
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2022 Charteris Hunter Semillon
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2021 Charteris Le Fauve Rosé
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2023 Charteris Le Fauve Pinot Gris
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2022 Charteris Central Otago Pinot Noir
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2021 Charteris Central Otago Pinot Noir
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2021 Charteris Hunter Chardonnay
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2021 Charteris Hunter Semillon
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2022 Charteris Le Fauve Rosé
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2022 Charteris Le Fauve Pinot Gris
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2021 Charteris Le Fauve Pinot Gris
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2018 Charteris VanderMark Chardonnay
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2015 Charteris Tahi Pinot Noir
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2014 Charteris The Astral Vineyard Chardonnay
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2013 Charteris The Astral Vineyard Chardonnay
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2014 Charteris The Winter Vineyard Pinot Noir
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2013 Charteris The Winter Vineyard Pinot Noir
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2012 Charteris The Winter Vineyard Pinot Noir
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2019 Charteris Central Otago Pinot Noir
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2018 Charteris Central Otago Pinot Noir
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2017 Charteris Central Otago Pinot Noir
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2016 Charteris Central Otago Pinot Noir
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2014 Charteris Central Otago Pinot Noir
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2013 Charteris Central Otago Pinot Noir
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2012 Charteris Central Otago Pinot Noir
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2016 Charteris The Hunt Vineyard Riesling
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2015 Charteris The Hunt Vineyard Riesling
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2014 Charteris The Hunt Vineyard Riesling
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2013 Charteris The Hunt Vineyard Riesling
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