{"product_id":"2024-rockburn-the-barrels-dbv-gibbston-pinot-noir","title":"2024 Rockburn The Barrels DBV Gibbston Pinot Noir (+Wooden Box)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRRP $110 \/ 750ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery year we fill hundreds of French oak barrels with Pinot Noir, and every year I search for those individual barrels that most eloquently speak of site and season. We present the results of that search to you here with a wine that exhibits the attributes I enjoy most about Pinot Noir; subtlety, elegance and personality. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Light'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Helvetica Light'; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: #404040; mso-color-index: 1; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #404040; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=75000 lumo=25000';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wine exemplifies the sophistication of Pinot Noir that comes from Gibbston. In the glass the colour is an opalescent light garnet and when taken to the nose you are rewarded with a wonderful aroma of spice and florals with a lovely nuance of oak. Letting the wine 'breathe' for a while will reward you with delicate forest floor characters. Restrained strawberry and raspberry flavours are suspended on a fabulous acid structure and very fine tannins compliment the taste experience. This is a beautifully structured, balanced wine. The finish is long and lingering. Overall, the wine is delicate yet powerful, somewhat reminiscent of wines from the spiritual home of Pinot Noir. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2630\/2994\/files\/2024_Rockburn_The_Barrels_Gibbston_Pinot_Noir.pdf?v=1780115983\"\u003ePDF Tasting Notes \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Accolades \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97 points (5 stars), Sam Kim for Wine Orbit \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Stylish and seductive, offering aromas of dark plum, sweet cherry, thyme, warm mushroom, game, and nutmeg. The palate is wonderfully balanced, featuring a silky mouthfeel and a rich, fleshy texture. The tannins are fine and beautifully integrated, making the wine harmonious and persistent, with a splendidly structured finish.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 points, Stephen Wong (The Real Review) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Ripe, complex and savoury, this has dried berry, sumac, spice, flint and porcini packed onto a tangy palate with grainy tannins and persistent salted plum flavours. Already expressive and layered, this has an exotic expression with spice bazaar notes on the long finish which are accessible now but will no doubt continue to evolve in bottle\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 points, Dave Brooks (James Halliday Wine Companion) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Pinot noir from the Dick Bunton vineyard in Gibbston. Mid-ruby in the glass with characters of dark cherry, ripe raspberry, wild strawberry and red plum fruit with hints of fine spice, ruby-red grapefruit, riverstone, crushed berbs and leaf litter. Bisvuity oak flows in with a bit more volume on the palate. The fruit shows a lovely purity and tension, with the mineral-rich acidity and fine, silty tannins providing just the right amount of structure as the wine trails off.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4 stars - Michael Cooper, New Zealand Listener\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rockburn Wines","offers":[{"title":"1 Bottle (750ml)","offer_id":45544661516467,"sku":null,"price":110.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Bottles (750ml)","offer_id":45544661549235,"sku":null,"price":660.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2630\/2994\/files\/RockburnTheBarrelsDickBuntonClearFINAL.png?v=1780115814","url":"https:\/\/www.rockburn.co.nz\/products\/2024-rockburn-the-barrels-dbv-gibbston-pinot-noir","provider":"Rockburn Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}