0
Felton Road Pinot Noir Calvert 750ml
$106.99 $94.69 price per bottle
Review I almost feel like Felton Road should need no introduction by now. If two decades of excellence isn’t enough to convince you to try these wines, what more can I say? Longtime winemaker Blair Walter and I tasted through some barrel samples of the 2017 Pinot Noirs and then sat down to go through the current releases. Along the way, he offered some comments on the various trends he’s seen over the years. On whole cluster in Pinot Noir: ”We use 20-30%. It hasn’t changed in 20 years. I don’t like it when it clouds expression of site. ” On the effects of vine age: ”The wines are less heavily fruited, show more nuance, greater fruit-tannin expression. ” The white wines are often overlooked here, but the Chardonnays and Rieslings are outstanding. Oak-averse consumers should note that the Block 2 and Block 6 Chardonnays use no new wood, as Walter feels ”the mineralogy we have is quickly masked by the flint of oak. ” -Joe Czerwinski, 235, The Wine Advocate
Producer Felton Road wines is located in Bannockburn, Central Otago in New Zealand, the most southerly wine growing region in the World. Here, vineyards are nestled into small microclimates totally surrounded by high mountains, many of which are snowcapped all year round. These microclimates consistently combine hot days, cool nights and long dry autumns: perfect for the creation of fine Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling. The latitude of 45 degrees south is similar to the Willamette Valley in Oregon and some of the finest wine regions of France. At Felton Road, our philosophy is to let the fruit speak for itself: gentle handling, as little intervention as possible. Our wine is given a helping hand to express itself rather than moulded into an artificially created winery style.
| ABV: | - |
| Distillery: | - |
| Vintage: | 2019 |
| Region: | Central Otago |
| Size: | 750 ml |
| Availability: | In Stock |
| Distributed by: | BLW |
