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Felton Road Pinot Noir Bannockburn 2020
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$72.19
Rated 95 - Heady violets, undergrowth and spiced sour cherries with vitality and vibrancy through the palate. Sinewy...
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Felton Road Pinot Noir Block 5 2022
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$99.24
In its youthful stage, the nose is bursting with aromas of black cherry, florals and spicy leather notes. Expect this...
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Felton Road Pinot Noir Calvert 2022
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$78.24
Perfumed floral notes abound amongst a background of dark fruits, Indian spice and a savoury earthiness. The vines,...
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Felton Road Pinot Noir Cornish Point 2021
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$64.65
Rated 96 - Distant wood smoke, a flicker of nettle and lovely, tart blackberry fruit make for an aromatic nose. The...
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Felton Road Pinot Noir Cornish Point 2022
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$73.51
Rated 96 - Aromas of balsamic, spice, plum and dried strawberry. Medium to full body with round and fine tannins...
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Felton Road
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir translates as 'black pine' in French, and is named as such due to the extremely inky color of the fruits, which hang in bunches the shape of a pine cone. Wineries often struggle with Pinot Noir vines, as more than most red wine grape varietals, they fail in hot temperatures and are rather susceptible to various diseases which can be disastrous when hoping for a late harvest. Thanks to new technologies and methods for avoiding such problems, however, the Pinot Noir grape varietal has spread across the world to almost every major wine producing country. Why? Quite simply because this is considered to be one of the finest grape varietals one can cultivate, due to the fact that it can be used to produce a wide range of excellent wines full of interesting, fresh and fascinating flavors Their thin skins result in a fairly light-bodied wine, and the juices carry beautiful notes of summer fruits, currants and berries, and many, many more.
Region: Central Otago
Central Otago, in southern New Zealand, is probably one of the most visually beautiful wine regions on earth, with its gorgeously mountainous landscape, glacial valley sides and stunning views over some of the most dramatic land formations found anywhere. It is widely renowned in the wine world as being the planet's most southerly wine region, situated at a latitude of forty five degrees south of the equator. This extreme position provides a fascinating micro climate in the region, which western settlers discovered almost a hundred and fifty years ago was ideal for viticulture. Today, the wine industry of Central Otago is booming, and the Pinot Noir grapes which thrive most successfully there are renowned for producing big, flavorful and characterful red wines which have gone on to become a flagship for Central Otago's wineries.
Country: New Zealand
New Zealand is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful and ecologically diverse countries in the world, and the wines which are produced there are a fine representation of this diversity and overall quality. With beautifully long and warm summers, a brisk oceanic climate and mile upon mile of gently sloping mountainsides, the vineyards which have sprung up there over the past century have brought about truly fantastic results, with wine now contributing a considerable amount to the economy of the country. In recent years, New Zealand wines have won some of the most prestigious awards available in the wine world, with most of the lauded wineries coming from the Auckland region, where there has been considerable effort to replicate the finest wines of the Bordeaux region of France. The Bordeaux grape varietals (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec) all flourish in the mineral rich soil of the region, and the results have been outstanding, marking New Zealand a strong contender for finest New World wine country.