FELTON ROAD
2024 Block 3 Pinot Noir
| Grapes | Pinot Noir |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | New Zealand, South Island |
| ABV | 13.8% |
The 2024 Block 3 Pinot Noir is aromatic, juicy, fine and layered with savory/spicy tannins and dark black fruit. There are notes of black cherry, dark chocolate, raspberry seed, licorice, new leather, blood orange and coffee grounds. I like the lacy finesse of this wine, partnered as it is with the powerfully driven 2024 fruit. This is excellent. 13.9% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Drinking range: 2025 - 2039 Rating: 95 Erin Larkin, www.RobertParker.com (Jan 2026)
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We offer free nationwide delivery on all orders over £150 (excluding Highlands & Islands). Express Delivery options also available.Intense, powerful and fruit-driven, the 2024 Pinot Noir Block 3 offers brawn and brain. It's ripe but maintains restraint, tension and focus. A flush of acidity presents a highly refreshing contrast to the ripe fruit. Expect classic Central Otago black cherry flavours, with background notes of cedar and spice from barrel maturation. Drinking range: 2027 - 2042 Rating: 94 Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous.com (Mar 2026)
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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