FELTON ROAD
2023 Cornish Point Pinot Noir
| Grapes | Pinot Noir |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | New Zealand, South Island |
| ABV | 14% |
Destemmed directly into open-top fermenters without pumping, with 20% retained as whole clusters. Ambient-yeast fermentation with a moderately long maceration on skins. Aged for 13 months in 25% new French oak. No fining or filtering. Aromas of sweet raspberries and cherries with alluring floral overtones. Bright cherry fruit melds with raspberry pastilles, as fine, almost fluffy tannins gently grasp the core of extremely pretty fruit. Excellent acidity and a long, floral, beautiful finish round out an exceptional mouthful.
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We offer free nationwide delivery on all orders over £150 (excluding Highlands & Islands). Express Delivery options also available.There's a succulence to the 2023 Pinot Noir Cornish Point. It's open and charming with plenty of concentration. There's certainly a nice depth of Pinot tannin and a line of bright acidity that provides structure, holding the wine in place. The 2023 is sweetly fruited with cherries, blackberries as well as florals on the medium-long finish. Drinking range: 2025 - 2032 Rating: 92 Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous.com (Feb 2025)
Floral and fragrant aromas of strawberries, hibiscus, cinnamon bark and plums. The palate is medium-bodied with finely integrated tannins and bright acidity, giving notes of raspberries, chalk, dark cherries and spices. Pure and polished with an aromatic lift and some old-vine nuance. Drink or hold. Screw cap. Rating: 96 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Jan 2025)
Felton Road
Felton Road and Rippon are undoubtedly the two leading vineyards in Central Otago, both making Pinots that are finely textured with fresh fruit flavours, rather than the 'fruit bombs' that so many others produce. Felton Road has been totally organic and biodynamic across their three Bannockburn vineyards since 2005. They have been certified by Demeter since 2009. After that there are more differences than similarities.
While Rippon, at Wanaka is on schist, Felton Road in Banockburn is on clay and calcareous loess. It is also very much in the rain shadow of the Main Divide. Irrigation is used at Rippon to help establish young vines, but dry farming is possible once the vines get their roots down, while at Felton Road permanent irrigation is required for the entire vineyard.
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