Rockburn Crimson Peak Co Pinot Noir 2024
Trust your Taste
Ripe plum and black cherry make Crimson Peak an inviting, fruit-filled Central Otago Pinot Noir. Its velvety texture and subtle oak give a smooth, balanced mouthful. Try it with duck, game or roast vegetables when you want a generous red with gentle edges.
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Velvety softness, gentle grip and succulent ripe fruit favour Soft palates. PalateKey groups wines by how they feel, helping you find styles you enjoy. Your own taste comes first.
This suits you if you enjoy velvety Pinot Noir with ripe fruit and subtle oak.
It may not suit you if you prefer strongly tannic or very lean, earthy reds.
Tasting Notes
- Region CENTRAL OTAGO
- Style PINOT NOIR
Tasting Notes
- Region CENTRAL OTAGO
- Style PINOT NOIR
How this wine feels
The texture is smooth and velvety, with ripe fruit carrying the middle of the palate. Gentle tannins give just enough shape, while oak stays in the background. It is an approachable style if you enjoy rounded fruit more than a firm, drying finish.
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How much presence and firmness the wine has in your mouth.
The drying, gripping feeling on your gums.
The fresh, mouth-watering edge of the wine.
Bitter, herbal or savoury character beyond the fruit.
How smooth and rounded the wine feels.
Ripe fruit character. This is not a sugar-sweetness rating.
Ripe fruit flavours can be present in dry wines. Sweet-Fruit Expression describes fruit character, not residual sugar.
Behind the bottle
A Central Otago Pinot Noir made by Rockburn winemaker Malcolm Rees-Francis.
Warm fermentation and 18–25 days on skins, followed by 10 months in one-year-old barrels.
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