Cherry
Warm spice

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Rockburn CO PinotN

Name: Rockburn CO PinotN
SKU: 102924
Price: 38.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Wine · New Zealand · 13%

$38.99each

What it tastes like

A cool climate Central Otago Pinot Noir with vibrant cherry and spice character, silky tannins and refined balance.

Cherry
Warm spice

Additional information

Wine
Style: New Zealand
Origin: 13% ABV
Alcohol: 0.8 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Rockburn CO PinotN

Rockburn Central Otago Pinot Noir blends fruit from two of the winery's vineyards: Parkburn, on the shore of Lake Dunstan at Lowburn, which supplies the larger share, and the Gibbston Back Road vineyard in the Gibbston Valley. The fruit is hand-picked and made at the winery on Ripponvale Road in Cromwell.

Rockburn began as a three hectare hobby block at Lake Hayes in 1991, bought and developed the Parkburn block in 1999, and took its present name in 2002, from the rock-strewn, burn-scarred country around it. Malcolm Rees-Francis, formerly assistant winemaker at Felton Road, has made the wines since 2005.

Using two sites matters. Gibbston fruit brings perfume, with violets and an earthy forest-floor note, while the Lowburn side gives a darker colour and fuller, sweeter fruit. The winemaking is hands-off, with minimal handling from vineyard to bottle.

Expect red and black cherry, mocha and supple, silky tannins running into a long finish. It suits venison, roast pork belly or a mushroom ragu.