Prophet's Rock

Prophet's Rock Home Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024

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Home Block Pinot Noir is Prophet’s Rock’s signature wine Deep, perfumed, and drawn from their high‑elevation Bendigo vineyard where ancient clay and limestone soils shape its distinctive character. The palate is silky and complex, unfolding layers of red cherry, boysenberry, florals, spice, and fine chalky tannin. Gentle, low‑extraction winemaking preserves purity and structure, resulting in a Pinot Noir that’s both immediately captivating and capable of long, graceful ageing. A benchmark expression of Central Otago terroir.

Prophet’s Rock is one of Central Otago’s most respected boutique wineries, founded in the late 1990s and shaped by winemaker Paul Pujol’s deep Old‑World experience in Alsace and Burgundy. The estate farms steep glacial terraces in Bendigo with a strict minimal‑intervention philosophy, hand‑harvesting, wild‑yeast fermentations, and meticulous vineyard work that treats Riesling and Pinot Noir with equal seriousness. Their wines are known for precision, texture, and terroir expression (schist, clay, quartz, and pedogenic limestone all playing a role) resulting in elegant, age‑worthy bottles that consistently earn top critical acclaim.