Description
The 2022 vintage yielded beautiful fruit from each of our sites (Gibbston & Lowburn), which we have simply guided gently through to the bottle with minimal handling. Our “hands-off” approach delivers a pure expression of Central Otago to your glass; an expressive nose and deeply fruited palate displaying vibrant notes of red and black cherry, rich mocha and supple, silky tannins leading into a very long finish. As always this wine shows classic Rockburn elegance, integrity and balance. Enjoy with friends over the next 4-9 years. 100% Pinot Noir. Clones 10/5, 5, 6, Abel, 115, 777
Awards
Gold New World Wine Awards
95 pts Wine Orbit
Certifications
Alcohol
13.5%
Analytical data
Vineyard
Vertical Shoot Position (VSP) / Low yields but even ripening. Gibbston 40cm topsoil over alluvial gravels & Lowburn 10-15 cm loam over river gravel. 2019 was cool.
Vinification
7 tonne fermenters, 1 to 4 days initial maceration; fermentation over 1 week with daily plunging followed by post fermentation maceration for another 10-14 days.
Maturation
10 months in French oak; 33% new, 18% 1 year old.