Our Wines

Billet Doux

Bannockburn

The Billet Doux is a preservative free wine made with fruit from the Cairnmuir Vineyard. Each year a small parcel of Pinot Noir is identified as appropriate for producing this wine.Made in tiny quantities, it is hand bottled with a cork closure. 

The Death of Von Tempsky

Bannockburn

The Death of Von Tempsky ( at Te Ngutu o Te Manu ) is a natural wine made with white grapes grown on the Cairnmuir Vineyard. It's name comes from a lithograph - the work of New Zealand printmaker Marion McGuire. It is preservative free.

Electric No. 1

Bannockburn

Electric No 1 is a field blend incorporating all white varieties grown at Carrick, including the odd rogue vine that has appeared courtesy of our nurserymen. It's a dry wine, textural rather than varietal.

Carrick Bannockburn Pinot Noir

Carrick Vineyards, Bannockburn, Central Otago

Vibrant fruit with fragrant aromatics are the hallmarks of this wine. The vintage was slightly lighter than the 2014 with red fruits to the fore. The wine shows texture and a lingering finish.

Carrick Excelsior Pinot Noir

Bannockburn

An intense nose showing floral aromatics, black cherries, plum and a touch of spice from the barrels providing a beautifully integrated wine. The front palate is layered with dark fruits, oriental spice and complex savoury flavours which support the fine grained tannins. The intensity of the front palate cascades into a lingering seamless finish.
This is an intensely rich wine that will cellar until at least 2025.

Carrick The Magnetic Pinot Noir

Bannockburn

Named for a gold dredge, The Magnetic is a single vineyard Pinot Noir produced from the Abel clone.

Gold dredges plied the river immediately below the land on which Carrick is now planted. Our gold dredge series celebrates the gold workings around Bannockburn with small parcel wines available only directly from the winery.

Carrick Crown and Cross Pinot Noir

Central Otago

 The Crown and Cross is a Pinot Noir produced from grapes which we purchase from a special, different site each year. It provides  an opportunity to explore the various sub-regions of Central Otago.

Carrick Unravelled Pinot Noir

Central Otago

Carrick Unravelled is our early drinking offering for Pinot Noir lovers. it's essentially a declassification of wine from the Carrick vineyards, so has all the care and attention of the other Pinots, but bottled earlier with less new oak.

Carrick Bannockburn Pinot Gris

Bannockburn

The Bannockburn Pinot Gris is a wine produced from fruit harvested on our Bannockburn vineyards.The wine is made to reflect both the fresh character of ripe fruit and the texture that barrel aging can provide.

Carrick Sauvignon Blanc

Bannockburn

Although Sauvignon Blanc is not automatically associated with Central Otago, we have been producing this wine from our Bannockburn vineyards since 2000. We find that the naturally low yields provide us with clean, ripe fruit ideal for making a food friendly style.

Carrick Bannockburn Chardonnay

Bannockburn

Carrick Bannockburn Chardonnay is produced from the Cairnmuir Vineyard. It is barrel fermented ( primarily in older oak), using natural yeast, and demonstrates the elegance and minerality of a quality Chardonnay.

Carrick Cairnmuir Terraces EBM Chardonnay

Bannockburn

The Cairnmuir Terraces (EBM) Chardonnay is produced from fruit grown on the Cairnmuir Vineyard. EBM refers to Extended Barrel Maturation as the wine is racked from a mix of old and new barrels to older ones after about 12 months. This extra maturation for a further 6 months results in a textural wine with subtle mealy characters complementing the peach toast flavours.

Carrick Bannockburn Riesling

Bannockburn

The Bannockburn Riesling is a classic off dry riesling with citrus / stonefruit characters, excellent balance and great cellaring potential.

Carrick Dry Riesling 2017

Bannockburn

The Dry Riesling captures the flinty nature of the Carrick soils with crisp, lively acidity and strong citrus flavours. Produced from old vines on their own roots.

Carrick Josephine Riesling

Bannockburn

The Josephine Riesling had its origins in our private (pirate) bottlings of 2004 and 2005 where we found that an early bottling of Riesling with higher residual sugar was both balanced and delicious. It's now very much part of our established range.

Carrick Rosé

Bannockburn

The gorgeous garnet colour evokes rich strawberry and red cherry aromas that flood from the glass.

A textural weighty palate leads into a lush, strawberries and cream finish. An ideal lunch time wine, best served chilled and shared with friends.