[SOLD-OUT] Felton Road Block 3 Pinot Noir 2015

Wine Front 94 Points!
Felton Road Block 3 and Block 5 really do come with pedigree and cult following. Nice to have it. Attention to detail at Felton Road is pretty epic. Continues to be so. Vinyeard work is amazing now, and increasingly – never satisfied with resting on laurels. A great formula. 

Potent, fragrant perfume of concentrated red cherry, forest berries, truffle/field mushroom, briar, pepper, cedar and sweet clove spice. It’s pretty epic in the way it falls out of the glass. Succulent, inwardly concentrated, so so smooth. This is a wine of silkiness, satiny tannins, assured in its length and fanning finish. Superior. It feels almost haughty in its confidence; not a hair out of place, the suit has been pressed to perfection. Fancy.
Mike Bennie, Wine Front, October 2016

---

 

Felton Road farms four properties totaling 32 ha in the Bannockburn sub-region of Central Otago. This wine is taken from Block 3 of The Elms vineyard where a deep bench of glacial soil is interspersed with calcarious seams. Meticulous summer management of a single vertical shoot positioned (VSP) canopy ensures even and early fruit maturity. Shoot thinning, shoot positioning, leaf plucking, bunch thinning and harvest are all carried out by hand to ensure optimum quality fruit. Cover crops are planted between rows to assist in vine balance and to improve soil health and general biodiversity.

---

Saturated dark fruit characters on the nose are intertwined with roasted cinnamon spice and trademark crushed herbs. A lush palate with a sheer depth of sensuous fruit. This vintage is expansive with a fine tannin backbone that tightens and delivers a crystalline focus. Spiced chocolate notes make an appearance as always, contributing to the classic layers of intrigue that Block 3 is renowned for.
Felton Road

 

  Organic   Biodynamic   Vegan-friendly   Sustainably-made  

Country:

New Zealand

Region:

NZ- Central Otago

Variety:

Wine Red - Pinot noir

Size:

750mL