JUDGE ROCK THE ALIBI BLANC de NOIR 2023

Gold Medal – NZ Organic Wine Awards 2024

Winery notes (2023 Vintage)
"Pale apricot with clear hues. Perfumed and aromatic with citrus blossom, white peach, nectarine, mandarin and ginger. A lush and juicy entry of ripe peach, nectarine and baked apple. Silky and round with good minerality and ample acid to balance a fruit driven sweet peach finish."

92/100 Emma Jenkins MW, Decanter, May 2024 (2023 Vintage)
"Judge Rock’s well-made, interesting wines are great ambassadors for Central Otago’s Alexandra sub-region. The Blanc de Noir is made by pressing organic Pinot Noir straight off the skins, leaving just a hint of colour but plenty of fragrance and flavour. Redolent with raspberry, ripe stonefruit, jasmine and spice notes, the rounded off-dry palate has balancing bright acidity, giving a nice clean finish."

Reviews for the 2021 vintage below…

Rated Excellent & 93/100 Cameron Douglas MS, November 2021 (2021 Vintage)
"A delightful, fresh, fruity and enticing bouquet with layers of aroma and flavour of spicy red berry fruit, a core of minerality and texture with a fine lees complexity. Warm and generous with a coarse-silk youthful texture, flavours of strawberry, peach tea and red apple begin to emerge along with a lengthy finish. Quite the delicious example, ready for drinking from 2021 through end of summer 2023."