Rockburn "Crimson Peak" Pinot Noir 2024 750ml (6 Bottle Pack)

Brand: Rockburn

Release Name: Crimson Peak Pinot Noir

Wine Style / Type: Complex, Well-Balanced Red Wine

Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir

Age: 2024 Vintage

Volume: 750ml Bottle

Alc / Vol (%): 13.0%

Country: New Zealand

Region: Central Otago (Sourced from Multiple Subregions Including Gibbston and Cromwell Basin)

Cask Type: 18–25 Days on Skins, Rapid Warm Ferment, Matured 10 Months in One-Year-Old Barrels

Limited Edition: No (Rockburn's Standing Annual Crimson Peak Release)

Award Winner: Yes — 98 Points and Double Gold Medal, New Zealand International Wine Show 2025; Champion Otago Pinot Noir and 95 Points, International Wine Challenge 2026

Rockburn Wines, beautifully situated nestled underneath the dramatic Pisa Range in Central Otago, stands as one of New Zealand's premier boutique institutions of Pinot Noir mastery. Established under a vision of translating spectacular southern wilderness terroir directly into world-class wine assets, the house distinguishes itself through its absolute focus on site-specific viticulture and low-yielding parcel selection. By combining meticulous, low-intervention processing with advanced gravity-fed cellaring methods, the winemaking team handles the island's slow-ripening environment to build wines marked by immense purity and structural finesse. Universally celebrated by leading international wine show judges and sommelier circles alike, the estate remains a dominant benchmark for authentic New World innovation.

Crimson Peak is sourced from carefully selected sites across several of Central Otago's most respected subregions, including Gibbston and Cromwell Basin, giving it broader regional expression than a single-vineyard wine while still capturing the schist-rich soils, intense sunlight and cool alpine nights that define Central Otago's Pinot Noir character. The fruit spends 18-25 days on skins before a rapid, warm fermentation and 10 months maturing in one-year-old barrels — a considered process that's clearly paying off, given the 2024 vintage was awarded 98 points and a Double Gold Medal at the 2025 New Zealand International Wine Show, and separately named Champion Otago Pinot Noir with 95 points at the International Wine Challenge. One reviewer specifically called it "serious value for money," reflecting a wine that consistently over-delivers relative to its price point. It's an excellent match for game meats, duck, roasted vegetables or chargrilled octopus, and a strong pick for anyone wanting a genuinely award-winning, critically acclaimed Central Otago Pinot Noir.