2023, Pinot Noir, Rockburn
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At a glance
- Grape
- Pinot Noir 100%
- Region
- Central Otago, New Zealand
- Alcohol
- 13.50%
- Body
- Medium
- Acidity
- Medium
- Tannins
- Medium
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Medium (5-10 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Poultry & Pork, Red Meat, Cheese
Why this wine
Central Otago is the world's southernmost wine region, high, dry and continental, with big day-night temperature swings that give Pinot Noir dark fruit and firm structure. Rockburn are among its most consistent. The regional style at its most typical.
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Description
How it tastes
Plum and black cherry with rich mocha and a hint of oak, the tannins supple and silky through a long finish. Cool-macerated up to four days, then a week's fermentation with daily plunging.
The producer
Rockburn takes its name from the rugged, rock-strewn landscape of Central Otago. Sitting on the 45th parallel, it shares a latitude and a climate with Burgundy. Richard Bunton started it as a hobby in 1991, when almost nobody was planting there.
Food and drinking
Good with poultry & pork, red meat and cheese. Ready now, and will hold for a few years yet. Serve at 16–18°C.