2023 Rockburn Eleven Barrels Parkburn Pinot Noir
Regular price
$99.00
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RRP $99 / 750ml
Rockburn Eleven Barrels; the name says it all really. Every year we fill hundreds of French oak barrels with Pinot Noir, and every year I search for those individual barrels that most eloquently speak of site and season. We present the results of that search to you here with a wine that exhibits the attributes I enjoy most about Pinot Noir; subtlety, elegance and personality
The 2023 Eleven Barrels Parkburn Vineyard Pinot Noir is a single vineyard wine displaying the power, generosity and intensity generated by our Parkburn Vineyard site. Dark and moody, the Eleven Barrels displays notes of black cherry, thyme and ripe plum, with an expressive nose and plush tannins on the palate. With the fine balance of ripe fruit, natural acidity and mineral tension this wine truly represents the Pisa sub-region and its complex nature. Expect to see this youthful wine transform and evolve over a decade or more; please be aware a fine deposit may occur as a result of our minimal handling philosophy.
Reviews & Accolades
5 Stars, Michael Cooper - "The fragrant, weighty and supple 2023 vintage (*****) was estate-grown in the Parkburn Vineyard, in the Cromwell Basin. Matured for 14 months in French oak casks (9 per cent new), it is a deep ruby, full-bodied red, with rich, ripe flavours of cherries, spices and nuts, gentle acidity and a very finely textured, lingering finish. Already delicious, with lovely depth and harmony, it should be at its best 2028+".
92 Points, Stephen Wong - The Real Review - "Sweet cherry and crushed strawberry on a charmingly fruit-focused palate with concentrated flavours, heft and breadth. Young but with excellent fruit purity and late, velvety, ripe tannins which lengthen the flavours to the back-palate. A decadent style which is expressive and already accessible"