The Winery Rockburn of Central Otago of South Island

Winery Rockburn
The winery offers 26 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 27 of the estates of South Island.
It is located in Central Otago in the region of South Island

The Winery Rockburn is one of the world's great estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in of Central Otago to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Rockburn wines

Looking for the best Winery Rockburn wines in Central Otago among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Rockburn wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Rockburn wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Rockburn

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Rockburn

How Winery Rockburn wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, italian tabbouleh or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Rockburn

On the nose the white wine of Winery Rockburn. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Rockburn. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Rockburn

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.82/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Rockburn.

  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Fumé Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Central Otago

The world's southernmost vineyard, jewel of New Zealand Pinot Noir. Intense, deep reds with signature notes of black cherry, ripe plum, violet, wild thyme and sweet spices, velvety tannins and a freshness kept taut by cold nights — a fleshy, sun-soaked style. Also ample Pinot Gris (pear, honey), dry and off-dry Riesling with lively citrus, precise Chardonnay. Vineyards between 200-450 m on schist soils, continental climate.

Sub-zones: Bannockburn, Gibbston.

The top pink wines of Winery Rockburn

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Rockburn

How Winery Rockburn wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal colombo, salty crumble with courgettes, goat cheese and bacon or vermicelli sautéed with peking duck.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Rockburn

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Rockburn. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Rockburn

  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Rockburn.

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.

The top red wines of Winery Rockburn

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Rockburn

How Winery Rockburn wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef fillet in a crust, alsatian fondue or wild boar stew (without marinade or wine).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Rockburn

On the nose the red wine of Winery Rockburn. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Rockburn. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Rockburn

  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.97/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Rockburn.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Legs

Synonymous with tears.

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Discover the grape variety: Fumé Blanc

Structured, aromatic dry whites oak-aged, with a golden robe, an ample, oaky palate and preserved acidity. Signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit), exotic fruits (passion fruit, mango), white flowers and vanilla, toasty, smoky oak notes. Grown in California (Napa, Sonoma), South Africa and Australia. Commercial name for Sauvignon Blanc popularised by Robert Mondavi in the 1960s for barrel-fermented styles.