{"id":12499,"date":"2025-04-25T08:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T20:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=12499"},"modified":"2025-04-25T08:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T20:02:11","slug":"20-years-for-rockburn-winemaker-in-2025-vintage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=12499","title":{"rendered":"20 years for Rockburn winemaker in 2025 vintage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12499\" class=\"elementor elementor-12499\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3772b73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3772b73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0861e57\" data-id=\"0861e57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577d8df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"577d8df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 2025 vintage at Rockburn marks a major milestone for Central Otago winemaker Malcolm Rees-Francis, who celebrates his 20th vintage at Rockburn. His journey began far from the vineyard rows &#8211; in the rural heart of Waimate, a South Island town known more for sheep and cattle than Pinot Noir.<\/p><p>At eighteen, determined to take a different path, Malcolm left rural life behind to study microbiology at Otago University. But it wasn\u2019t long before science gave way to a newfound passion: winemaking.<\/p><p>After university, Malcolm immersed himself in the New Zealand wine industry, working cellar roles in Marlborough and Central Otago. His big break came in 2001 when he joined Felton Road as Assistant Winemaker to Blair Walter. Four years later, having further broadened his Pinot Noir horizons with multiple vintages in Oregon, USA, Malcolm took up the reins at Rockburn, where over the next two decades he would help shape the winery\u2019s signature style &#8211; elegant, expressive, and benchmark Central Otago.<\/p><p>Fittingly, Malcolm\u2019s 20th vintage was one for the books. The 2025 season began with a rare one in 20 year frost hitting in early November, striking at a critical moment in vine growth. A swift and successful recovery plan was enacted to stimulate secondary shoot growth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57b9c4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57b9c4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17995fe\" data-id=\"17995fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52edc81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52edc81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Malcolm-awards-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1411\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Malcolm-awards-1.png 445w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Malcolm-awards-1-175x300.png 175w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bca5cb7\" data-id=\"bca5cb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd50f36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd50f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The remaining growing season brought near perfect conditions. Above-average temperatures through the growing season allowed the vines and fruit to thrive. While overall yields were down in 2025, the hand-harvested fruit is of exceptional quality, and Malcolm and the team are excited to craft wines with outstanding concentration, finesse, and regional expression.<\/p><p>Over the past two decades, Rockburn has proven to be one of New Zealand\u2019s most consistently awarded Pinot Noir producers, earning numerous trophies, gold medals, and five-star ratings for their wines globally. It\u2019s a true testament to Malcolm\u2019s deep understanding of the vines, soil, climate, oak, and the winemaking process &#8211; skills perhaps only a microbiologist-turned winemaker could truly master.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4b70e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4b70e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9379b9c\" data-id=\"9379b9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0abea6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0abea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>David interviewed Malcolm back in May 2020 &#8211; have a read here &gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winefolio.co.nz\/?p=1408\">http:\/\/www.winefolio.co.nz\/?p=1408<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 vintage at Rockburn marks a major milestone for Central Otago winemaker Malcolm Rees-Francis, who celebrates his 20th vintage at Rockburn. 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