[SOLD-OUT] Felton Road Bannockburn Chardonnay 2014

Ray Jordan 95 points!
“A beautifully precise wine displaying the modern expression of NZ chardonnay. Crisp melon and mineral with a trace of citrus. Nice cereal oak influence with plenty of depth. A very good vintage in Central Otago. A delicate wine with some finesse and delicacy yet with plenty of intensity and palate length. Typifies the Felton Road hands off approach to winemaking with very little new oak – about 10 per cent – allowing the terroir and schist gravel soils to express themselves.”
Ray Jordan, The West Australian, Sept 2015

Wine Front 93 points!
“Relatively early picking. Thirteen years of biodynamic farming on this site, and winemaker Blair Walter says the vines are really in the zone. Same old thing in winery, whole bunch press and straight to barrel. Natural ferment usually takes up to a week or more to start, then bubbles along for anywhere between weeks and months. A haze in 2014 meant that the wine needed a filter, which it normally doesn’t get.

Suitably fresh scented – grapefruit, citrus pith, fine marzipan aromas. High toned and pretty. Tightly wound, licked with nougat oak flavours but feels brisk and citrus driven with a flicker of saline mineral feel throughout. Finishes tight, lightly chalky, tangy. Beautiful, sleek, straight forward chardonnay.”
Mike Bennie, Wine Front, 2015

  Organic   Biodynamic   Vegan-friendly   Sustainably-made  

Country:

New Zealand

Region:

NZ- Central Otago

Variety:

Wine White - Chardonnay

Size:

750mL