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Rockburn Wines Central Otago running White Hot - striking a Pure Gold at Air New Zealand Wine Awards & Double Trophy in Hong Kong (HKIWSC) Press Release > Rockburn Pinot Noir 2010 Wins Gold & Best in Class at the prestigious International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC) in London Press Release > Rockburn Pinot Noir 2010 Scoops Gold at New Zealand International Wine Show Press Release > Rockburn Celebrates Gold at the Royal Easter Show 2011Press Release > Rockburn Strikes Gold in Hong Kong
Press Release > Rockburn Wins Award for Top Pinot Noir
and Trophy for Wine of the Show
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Rockburn produces premium wines of intense varietal characteristics in Central Otago, the world’s most southerly grape-growing region. Central Otago, at 45º south, has a climate similar to Burgundy, France, the great Pinot Noir producing region of the world.
Central Otago has a semi-continental climate and experiences greater daily and seasonal extremes of temperature unknown elsewhere in New Zealand. The area’s unique soil types have a marked influence on vine growth, the flavours of the grapes and the resulting wine.
Handpicked grapes from the Parkburn and Gibbston Valley Back Road Vineyards reflect Rockburn’s unique terroir. The resulting wines fully express the complex subtleties available only in New Zealand's one true continental climate.
Our 2011 Sauvignon Blanc displays classic aromas of cut grass, dill and flint, carrying through to a palate of gooseberries and white pepper supported by rich oak. Our entire...
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This medium-sweet Riesling, inspired by the Spätlese wines of Germany, is produced from our Parkburn (Cromwell Basin) Vineyard. Doyenne du Comice pears and mandarin...
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Our Gewurztraminer is sourced solely from our Parkburn (Cromwell Basin) Vineyard and this year shows intense aromatics of quince, ripe rhubarb and lychee. The palate is...
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