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PROPHET’S ROCK HOME VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2023

Product Code: 4805
Country: New Zealand
Region: Central Otago
Sub Region: Bendigo
Style: Red
Variety: Pinot Noir
Producer: Prophet’s Rock

Closure: Cork
Unit: Each
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 13.5%
Grape: 100% Pinot Noir

Original price was: $89.99.Current price is: $79.99.

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Winery notes (2023 Vintage)
"The flagship wine from this high-elevation site combines its two steep terraces to make the best overall representation of this special place. Our winemaking aims to be an exercise in understanding and translating our stunning sites into wine as accurately as possible with a minimum of winery signature.

In 2023 the Home Vineyard Pinot Noir displays its characteristic depth and complexity. Deep aromatics that lead with spice and violets lead to a palate with classic fine tannin, juicy bramble fruits and an extremely long finish. This site reveals itself with time in the glass and is a fantastic wine for long term cellaring."

97+/100 Erin Larkin, RobertParker.com, Wine Advocate, June 2025 (2023 Vintage)
"The 2023 Home Vineyard Pinot Noir is grown on a pocket of pedogenic limestone, clay and schist. The wine is possessed of a mineral presence that is alluring to the point of thrilling, with a mineral seam of tannin that runs from the front to the back of the palate and out into the long finish. It draws the fruit flavour along with it, meaning I am left with a textural linger of flavour and shape long after the wine has gone. The wine is eminently red fruited and spiced, with raspberry seed, sweet pouch tobacco, crushed rocks, iodine in small measure, dried herbs and brine. The finish is almost as good as the lead-in, all elements of the wine working together in a swirl of cooperation and harmony. The beauty of the 2023s from Central Otago (and the South Island generally) has dawned on me, after tasting a huge number of them over the past six months. It wasn't presented as a vintage I should watch out for; rather, the wines speak for themselves. They have energy, detail, poise and life. The extraction management in the winery is extremely specific and sparing, meaning the tannins that we live with here in the glass are mostly vineyard-derived, and what is better than that? This is chalky, chewy and pliable, and the tannins are elongating and lengthening."

97/100 JamesSuckling.com, March 2025 (2023 Vintage)
"A gorgeous pinot, this shows pure and focused strawberries and dark berries as well as lavender and sandalwood. Flint too. Medium-bodied with ultrafine tannins and long, racy finish. It's sleek and curated. Terrific. So drinkable now but will age beautifully."

Reviews for previous vintages below…

94/100 Mike Bennie, The Wine Front, November 2022 (2021 Vintage)
"Very minerally, firm and structured. Indeed, despite the dark berry, cherry, mocha and fennel characters, this really is more about crushed rock, slate and granitic mineral characters in abundance. A firm skeleton first, tannins in a tight, silty web, the wine feels draped in its fruit and spice character hanging on those bones. Lovely in that way and one for the future more than now. Impressive."

5 Stars & 96/100 Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review, July 2022 (2019 Vintage)
"A deep, dark pinot noir with cassis, dark cherry and berry, red-fleshed plum, liquorice, smoky oak and mixed spice/anise flavours. Prophet’s Rock’s signature low extraction winemaking has produced an accessible wine supported by ripe tannins that suggest good ageing potential. Terrific wine!"

5 Stars Michael Cooper (2019 Vintage)
"This consistently rewarding red is estate-grown at a high-altitude site at Bendigo and barrel-aged, typically for about 17 months. The 2019 vintage is finely structured and very harmonious. Full-coloured, it is mouthfilling, with rich cherry, plum and spice flavours, and well-integrated oak adding complexity. Savoury and concentrated, it is likely to be long-lived, and well worth cellaring to 2024+."

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At Prophet’s Rock, the stunning landscapes of Central Otago inspire a legacy of exceptional winemaking. Nestled in Bendigo’s ancient terraces, the vineyard produces wines that embody the region’s unique terroir. Their commitment to low-intervention winemaking and sustainability ensures that each bottle reflects the character of the land.

The vineyards, including the Home Vineyard, Rocky Point, and Kopuwai Delta, showcase the diverse microclimates and ancient soils of Central Otago. The Home Vineyard, with its unique mix of schist, quartz, and chalk, yields expressive Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, while Rocky Point’s steep slopes and free-draining soils produce rich, concentrated fruit. Kopuwai Delta, surrounded by stunning mountain vistas, offers exceptional purity in Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay.

At Prophet’s Rock, traditional techniques—from hand-harvesting to wild yeast fermentation—are embraced to create wines that capture the essence of the environment. Each sip is a journey through time and place, offering elegance and complexity. Visitors are invited to celebrate the remarkable wines of Prophet’s Rock and experience the beauty of Central Otago in every bottle.