Rochford Winery Victoria Pinot Noir Macedon Range 1999

Nestled on the northern slopes of Victoria’s Macedon Ranges at an altitude of 600 metres above sea level is the site of our first vineyard. In fact, our name comes from the hamlet of Rochford, located nearby. Here the combination of cool climate and red volcanic soil results in wines with a great depth of flavour and structure.

We like to say we make our wines in the vineyard, in other words we strive to produce the highest quality fruit possible. To achieve this we pay attention to every detail such as yield regulation through pruning and crop removal. In these cool climate areas sunlight intercept is vital so all our vineyards are trained using vertical shoot positioning. Combined with shoot removal and regular trimming we achieve a very open canopy. This combination of low crops and maximum sunlight exposure results in consistently high quality fruit no matter what the seasonal conditions are.