The meaning of “palette” can be extended beyond paints and actual colours to include figurative colours.

A musician can use a palette of tones and modes.

A winemaker can use a palette of tastes, smells and hues.

The palette of Nockie’s wines currently consists of Chardonnay, GSM, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Rosé, Rosé Brut and Shiraz.

Nockie’s Palette wine series was conceived as an idea

where “art meets wine”.

The artist and artisan combine talents to produce something extraordinary.

Nockie’s Palette believes it is the artist or artisan who contributes the most value in the production of something truly great.

Thus, we seek out winemakers who are considered among the world’s best in a range of different grape varieties.

Our Winemakers

Our winemakers add the utmost value in creating wines truly exceptional.

Our Vineyards

We meticulously nurture our vineyards, allowing the land to yield consistently exceptional fruit, showcasing the distinct qualities of each vineyard through our single-vineyard wines.

Georgetown Vineyard

Central Otago

  • Sub-region: Cromwell

  • Elevation: 220m

  • Varieties: 100% Pinot Noir

  • Size: 2.0 HA

  • Planted: 2002-2003

  • Soil Type: Molyneux sandy gravel and river gravel

Willowbell Vineyard

Central Otago

  • Sub-region: Queensberry

  • Elevation: 200m

  • Varieties: 70% Pinot Noir,

    30% Chardonnay

  • Size: 4.9 HA

  • Planted: 2020

  • Soil Type: Dark and friable pigburn soils on top of deep and fine gravels with some clay

#WhereArtMeetsWine

Nockie’s Palette is associated with the NockArt Foundation, which sponsors artist residency programs around the region every year.

To highlight the parallels between the art and artisan of winemaking, Nockie’s Palette uses original artworks on its labels.

On the Shiraz are the paintings of Euan Macleod and Michael Nock.

The paintings on the Georgetown Pinot Noirs are by Kiwi artist Reg Mombassa.

John Peart’s masterpiece is on the gorgeous Pinot Rosé.

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