Rockferry Wines Marlborough - Tasting
Brut Pinot Blanc 2023 - Distinctive fruity core, a fruit forward expression, A mix of lees and quiet autolysis. Flavours of pear and grapefruit, citrus peel and some fruit spice. A plush mousse, small to medium bubble. Dry, well made, fresh and lively, balanced and ready. 92 Points. RRP from $40.00
Pinot Gris 2026 Orchard Vineyard - Hand harvested and whole bunch pressed to steel then puncheons 60%, Amphora 40%. Enticing scents of barrel-ferment. Pomaceous fruits - bosc pear and apple, a distinctive mineral quality is clear with a chalky scent. Medium+ complexity and power. Just dry with a satin-cream mouthfeel, medium+ acid line. The Amphora component delivers an energy and finesse on the fruit, mineral qualities. MLF partial. M+ acidity, and MEd+ length. Nice. 93 Points. RRP from $30.00
Orchard Rose 2026 - Bright and light with some red apple, some red pear and cherry scents, a fine lees quality and grounded earthy ideas. PB, PG and PN (85%), co-ferment field blend. There's some floral and blossom moments adding complexity and depth. Plush and fresh, med++ acidity. Older puncheon ferment, aromatic yeast ferment. 92 Points RRP $30.00
Corners Vineyard 3rd Rock Chardonnay (Mendoza & 15) 2023 - Very bright and fresh with scents and flavours of red apple and grapefruit, peach and a touch of pith. Delicious, fresh and textured with a silky-cream mouthfeel, medium+ acid line with a crunchy gentle saline quality. Well made, new and blossoms. A stony crumbled rock quality, and a silty soils note. VG. 92 Points RRP $42.00.
Old Vine Mendoza Chardonnay 2022. Egg ferment 70-80%. Great aromas of mineral and earth, layers of barrel-ferment then fresh stone fruit peach and grapefruit qualities. Definitely a wine of texture and power saline qualities, medium+ acid line. Earth and some wood smoke, concentration and length. MLF 100%. Delicious and new, dry and detailed. A wine if texture and length. 94 Points Excellent. RRP from $55.00
Old Vine Mendoza 2021 - Voluptuous and more rounded expression on the nose, scents of barrel and creaminess, nut and spice then stone, fig and nougat, great acid line and length. Fine tannins, stone fruits and plush fresh stone fruits. 93 Points Excellent. RRP from $55.00
Rise n' Shine 2023 Central Otago Pinot Noir - Bendigo fruit. The voice of PN is first with an elegance and floral rise as the wine is swirled the unfined and unfiltered. A distinctive and captivating bouquet, amphora ferment 21 days, mineral and silty soils earth smoke. Great tannins and polish, acid line and length. A whisper of wild dried herbs and savoury quality. Great textures and length. Old barriques. 94 Points Excellent RRP from $79.00
TNT PInot Noir 2023, Central Otago - Bendigo fruit. A touch more oak with a smoky spice quality the scents of red berries and clay stone. Bracken and dried herbs, bolder tannins and textural impact, plum and dark cherry, a younger more raw quality, needs time and bottle development. Smells great just needs time. Taming through ageing. 93 Points Excellent.
Mid Hill 2022 Pinot Noir, Bendigo fruit. Floral and new, then red berry fruits then mineral and earthy qualities, in that order. The wild flowers then fruit touch the palate first, then fine textures from tannins and power from the acid line. A rush of plushness and silkiness then youthful energy and length - long. Fine chalky tannins, soft dried herbs. Lengthy and well made. Delicious. 95 Points - Outstanding RRP from $100.00.
