Ouch. There are so many of the top-liners I haven't tried yet - Cloudy Bay, Felton Road, Fromm La Strada, Gibbston, Greenhough, Martinborough Vineyard, Palliser Estate, Pegasus Bay, etc, etc. Many of these are classics and most $50+. (The price is pretty good for what you get. You can pay many multiples of that for imports that are no better quality.)

Of those I have tried, it's hard to go past Neudorf Home Vineyard or Ata Rangi - both in the same category. But unless you're loaded (with dosh and/or booze), you won't want to drink them too often. And they are 'occasion' wines for those with at least a basic palate.

High on my list of good average quaffers are Sherwood Estate and Tasman Bay Nelson. Neudorf also produces a 2nd (or 3rd) tier pinot noir that's a cut above these two in quality and price (about $28). Trouble is it's almost impossible to get. Most of it goes overseas!!

Again though there's heaps I haven't tried.