Devil’s Staircase Pinot Noir 2011 Central Otago In this episode of Unscrewed TV I taste Rockburn’s second label Devil’s Staircase Pinot Noir 2011 from Central Otago. Technical data: Harvest Date:  24th March – 4th May 2011 Bottling Date: 6th December 2011 Winemaker: Malcolm Rees Francis Brix at Harvest: 22.3–24.6 Alcohol: 14.2% Residual Sugar: less than
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Rabbit Ranch Pinot Noir 2010 Central Otago In this episode I taste one of New Zealand’s most identifiable/notorious Pinot Noirs. Rabbit Ranch Pinot Noir 2010 from central Otago is a great entry level Pinot noir from central Otago. With its rabbit ears on the collar and label, striking red and white design and the cheeky
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Gold, Silver and Bronze for Mount Michael Wines in Asia Central Otago, New Zealand, April 19, 2012 … Mount Michael Wines is delighted to announce that all three of the label’s wines entered into one of Asia’s largest wine competitions – Wine & Spirits Asia 2012 – have won medals. The competition ran April 17&18
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Rockburn 12 Barrels Pinot Noir 2009 Central Otago In this episode of Unscrewed TV I taste one of the premium Pinot Noirs from Central Otago. Rockburn, of Cromwell, along with Felton Road, Rippon, and Mount Difficulty have become synonymous with Pinot Noir from Central Otago. The 12 Barrels Pinot Noir equates to approximately 3600 of
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Rockburn Riesling 2009 Central Otago Fruit from our Parkburn (Cromwell Basin) Vineyard is used to make this classically styled off-dry Riesling. The 2009 white wines are aromatically intense with very good varietal expression. They possess a very fine acidity and excellent balance. The wine harvest started on the 17th of March with outstanding quality. Rockburn make 3
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