Awards and reviews - 2016 Grasshopper Rock
August 20, 2018
Bob Campbell MW – The Real Review 95/100Delicately-scented pinot noir with purity and power. It's a good example of the fine, tight and often miner-laced styles found in the Alexandra Basin. An elegant wine that is a confident expression of place. May 2018.The Real R...
Our vines are 15 years old this year - here is your feedback
August 17, 2018
Grasshopper Rock's vines are now 15 years old and we have good reason to celebrate. The vines have achieved a stage of maturity where the roots have fully colonized the available space and the trunks are now thick and strong with greater resilience, deliv...
2018 vintage
February 19, 2018
Summary. An interesting and very successful season.
2017/18 was our most extreme season yet. Serious frosts in the weeks before budburst followed by unprecedented heat mid-season and finishing with a -5° C frost in mid-April. Not every year thanks!
One of the hottest ...
2006 - 2016 tasting by Raymond Chan
January 22, 2018
A vertical tasting of back vintages has provided an interesting and important insight into how well Grasshopper Rock Pinot Noir ages.
In November 2017, Raymond Chan and his partner, Sue Davies, visited Grasshopper Rock with . We drove from Queenstown and had time for a...
Pinot Celebration 2018
January 20, 2018
The Central Otago Pinot Noir Celebration is the most anticipated event on the wine calendar and each year the event goes from strength to strength.
The Celebration is held in late January every year with a break every fourth year for the national pinot event.
International i...
2014 Block 6 Grasshopper Rock Pinot Noir
October 1, 2017
Limited release
This wine comes from a special part of our Earnscleugh Vineyard. With vines now over ten years old the grapes in this part of the vineyard consistently show a distinctive character which we decided to capture in 2014. The soils here are the lightest in the vineyard being san...
Awards and reviews - 2015 Grasshopper Rock
August 14, 2017
Reviews
Bob Campbell MW - 95/100Aromatic with juicy cherry, plum, mineral and spice flavours. A backbone of fine, ripe tannins perfectly supports subtle fruit. Elegant, supple wine with cellaring potential. Aug 2017
The Wine Advocate #228 –Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 90+/...
2017 vintage
May 3, 2017
2017 was the coolest vintage for at least 15 years.
The unusually warm September was followed by a good October and then a period of below average temperatures through until late February. Fortunately flowering was good but the cooler weather during berry development meant ...
Awards and reviews - 2014 Grasshopper Rock
November 1, 2016
Awards
GOLD – International Wine Challenge 2016 (London)
GOLD - Sydney International Wine Competition
5 STARS - Michael Cooper's NZ Wine Buyer's Guide 2016
5 STARS
- Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review
SILVER – Decanter World Wine Awards 2016
SILVER
– Hong Kong Intern...
Bob Campbell MW visits Grasshopper Rock
September 19, 2016
Bob Campbell MW spoke highly about the classy Grasshopper Rock Pinot Noir 2014 on Newstalk ZB recently and emphasised what great value the wine is. Bob Campbell also spoke about his visit to Central Otago. We have uploaded the audio here.
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