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Rockburn Twelve Barrels Pinot Noir 2022

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Dark and concentrated, with aromas of bramble fruit, truffle and cedar with lifted florals and a seamless texture to the smooth palate. A finely balanced Pinot Noir, with ripe tannins and lively fruit.

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£49.99 per bottle

RRP: £38.50 (save -30%)

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Winery: Rockburn

Sold in cases of 3 bottles
 
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Rockburn takes its name from the rugged, rock-strewn, burn scarred landscape of Central Otago. Located on the 45th parallel, Rockburn shares a continental climate that is similar to Burgundy. The estate vineyards are located in Gibbston and are flanked by mountains to the west, whose seaward slopes are rainforest, receiving 5,000mm of rain per annum. To the east is a barren, moon-like landscape that receives less than 25mm or rain a year. The Pinot Noir grapes for the Twelve Barrels, come from a single vineyard, where the Clone 6 vines are trained according to the Vertical Shoot Position method. The vines are planted in Pigburn shallow fine sandy loam soils which were formed by glacial activity during the ice age. The resulting wine fully expresses the complex subtleties from this terroir, displaying elegance, power and grace generated by the Gibbston Back Road Vineyard site.

Every year, Malcolm Rees-Francis fills hundreds of French oak barrels with Pinot Noir, and every year he searches for the individual barrels which portray most eloquently the site and the season. Thus, Twelve Barrels was born. Vinification took place in a seventonne fermenter, with eight day's cold maceration followed by fermentation lasting one week with daily plunging. Post fermentation maceration lasted for 10 days, before the wine was barrel-aged for 14 months in French of which 50% was new.

 
Data sheet
RRP £38.50
Vintage 2022
Alcoholic strength 14%
Awards 95 Pts, DWWA, 2024
Country New Zealand
Region Central Otago
Subregion Gibbston
Grapes Pinot Noir 100%
Residual sugar (g/l) 0.1
Body C
Contains sulphites Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Vegan Yes
Milk No
Eggs No
Organic No
Biodynamic No
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