{"id":9356,"date":"2023-09-14T06:02:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T18:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=9356"},"modified":"2023-09-14T06:06:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T18:06:39","slug":"judge-rock-central-otago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=9356","title":{"rendered":"Judge Rock, Central Otago"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9356\" class=\"elementor elementor-9356\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a58c5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a58c5d\" 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-d77be02\" data-id=\"d77be02\" 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-f078cdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f078cdb\" 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>With a vineyard in Alexandra, and a regular spot at the Otago\u00a0Farmers Market on a Saturday morning at the historic Dunedin Railway station showcasing their wines, Judge Rock have been winning awards for their wines for over fifteen years. Best known, as many in Central Otago are, for their Pinot Noir, they also have St. Laurent on the 4-hectare vineyard. There\u2019s a Port-style wine to be savoured; but moving with the times &#8211; a ros\u00e9 and a Pet-Nat are also on offer.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>As much as I do manage to get around the country and write the articles about visiting our wine regions, I admit to having a few holes in my coverage (so far) &#8211; given that I\u2019ve travelled to Central Otago a couple of times but haven\u2019t spent much time looking around Alexandra. I\u2019ve made a mental note to rectify that ASAP, but, for now, I asked Angela and Paul a few questions to kick off some coverage of their label for WineFolio\u2026<\/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-37ff4cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37ff4cb\" 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-abe0766\" data-id=\"abe0766\" 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-62e7062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62e7062\" 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><strong>How has Alexandra (and Central Otago) changed, matured, as wine-growing region in the time you\u2019ve been involved?\u00a0<\/strong>Vines are getting some age and winemaking has improved dramatically. Also we understand our climate and terroir better to lift the quality of grapes.<\/p><p><strong>I see that more wines are being identified\/labelled not just as Central Otago, but with sub-regional identification? What are your thoughts on that?\u00a0<\/strong>Depends on what you want to shout about.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0The\u00a0<\/span>Central Otago brand is pretty strong, so staying with that.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d2eaf8\" data-id=\"1d2eaf8\" 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-50fa729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50fa729\" 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><strong>With a few new, smaller labels popping up in New Zealand \u2013 do you see a change in the landscape a bit \u2013 more diversity? How do Judge Rock fit into that?\u00a0<\/strong>We are definitely diverse with making some unusual wines &#8211; including St Laurent,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Port, pet-nat and a blanc de noir. Being small means we need to do something to stand out from the crowd. Make four different wines from the one grape &#8211; Pinot Noir.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Can you tell me a bit more about the vineyards? Soil, clones etc?\u00a0<\/strong>Only the one site of<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>4 Ha, North-west facing. Have eight different Dijon, Pommard clones, and very sandy, free draining soil.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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-650d2b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"650d2b2\" 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-2a6e315\" data-id=\"2a6e315\" 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-8cff15a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8cff15a\" 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=\"735\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/long-view-1024x767.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9362\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/long-view-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/long-view-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/long-view-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/long-view-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/long-view.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b676c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b676c2\" 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-e4c706e\" data-id=\"e4c706e\" 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-ff996ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff996ed\" 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><strong>What about your winemaking style\/philosophy?<\/strong>\u00a0Hands off winemaking. Let the site speak. Organic for purity of grapes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>If you had the chance to make any other wines, what would they be?\u00a0<\/strong>Riesling or Chardonnay, but we are too small to fit any more varieties.<\/p><p><strong>What is it about wine that brings you the most joy?\u00a0<\/strong>Variety that every vintage gives you, depending on the season. Also we are able to age our Pinot before going to market which helps a lot with quality.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c28951\" data-id=\"5c28951\" 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-f8745c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8745c8\" 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><strong>Is there a moment in the winemaking year where you just &#8216;get a feeling&#8217; for what&#8217;s going on \/ going to happen?\u00a0<\/strong>Yes, usually when we put on the nets in start of Feb, we have a good idea then of the size and quality of the vintage.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>What do you think are any upcoming trends?\u00a0<\/strong>Organic is growing and people like small hands on vineyards and wine making.<\/p><p><strong>In what ways do you think the NZ wine industry might be affected by Climate Change?\u00a0<\/strong>It will benefit us as our southern region becomes less affected by cold frosty weather.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Over the 22 years, our harvest date has come forward 2 weeks.<\/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-a81dc01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a81dc01\" 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-82c7ee2\" data-id=\"82c7ee2\" 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-292c3e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"292c3e3\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-12-at-7.50.21-PM-1024x767.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9361\" alt=\"Judge Rock wine bottle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-12-at-7.50.21-PM-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-12-at-7.50.21-PM-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-12-at-7.50.21-PM-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-12-at-7.50.21-PM.png 1487w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66a1ac0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66a1ac0\" 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-1ceca3c\" data-id=\"1ceca3c\" 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-2f408cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f408cd\" 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><strong>Do you have favourite wines from other people\/places, and think \u201cOne day I\u2019ll make something as good as that\u201d? Do you have any stories to tell about discovering those?\u00a0<\/strong>Love, love, a good Premier or Grand Cru Burgundy &#8211; and our aim is to get to that quality.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Who would you most like to share a glass of your wine with (and why)?\u00a0<\/strong>Mostly like to share with our family and friends. 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