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Rockburn Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022
£216.68
Current Price (inc. Tax)
6 bottle(s) at £36.11 per bottle.
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QHD5467622A
Rockburn Central Otago Pinot Noir 2022
- Grapes Pinot Noir 100%
- Country New Zealand
- Region: Central Otago
- Abv 13 %
- Body Value: C (A is light, E is full-bodied)
Residual Sugar: 1
Contains Sulphites: Yes
Vegetarian/Vegan: Yes/Yes
Milk/Eggs: No/No
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No - Case size 6 / 75cl
- Winemaker: Malcolm Rees Francis
- Closure Screwcap
- This beautifully textured ripe yet delicate Pinot style is elegant and expressive, with a lovely long and silky finish. Expressive aromas lead to a deeply fruity palate displaying notes of plum and black cherry layered with rich notes of mocha and hints of oak. Supple, silky tannins envelop the smooth palate through to a long finish. This wine shows classic Rockburn elegance, integrity, and balance.
The grapes were coolly macerated for between one and four days before fermentation, which took place in seven-tonne fermenters and lasted for one week, with daily plunging. Post-fermentation maceration lasted between 10 and 14 days to extract the desired levels of colour, tannins, and aromatics. Some batches include whole bunches, adding complexity. The wine was 100% barrel-aged for 10 months in French oak, of which 33% was new, and 18% was one year old.
Expressive aromas lead to a deeply fruity palate displaying notes of plum and black cherry layered with rich mocha notes and hints of oak. Supple, silky tannins envelop the smooth palate through to a long finish. This wine shows classic Rockburn elegance, integrity, and balance.
| Country | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Bottles Per Case | 6 |
| Bottle Size | 75 |
| 2 cases 10% off | No |
| Winery | Rockburn takes its name from the rugged, rock-strewn, burn-scarred landscape of Central Otago. Situated on the 45th parallel, Rockburn shares a climate similar to Burgundy. The vineyards are surrounded by mountains to the west, whose seaward slopes are rainforest, receiving 5,000mm of rain annually. To the east is a barren, moon-like landscape that receives less than 25mm of rain annually. Situated between these extremes lay the Rockburn vineyards, which are producing Pinot Noir of stunning quality. The vines are grown in two sites: 85% comes from Parkburn, where the soil is 10- 15cm loam over river gravel, and 15% from Gibbston, with 40cm topsoil over alluvial gravel soils. The vines are Pinot Noir clones: 10/5, 5,6, Abel, 667 and 777, and they are trained according to the Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP) system. |
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