Felton Road

Five Star Winery Rating - Seventh Great Pinot Noir Classification 2014, Matthew Dukes & Tyson Stelzer
9th, World's Most Admired Wine Brands 2018 - Drinks International

"Both of Felton Road's Pinot Noirs are breakthrough efforts in New Zealand, and compete with the finest wines being made in California, Oregon and Burgundy's Cote D'Or." - The Wine Advocate (issue 122) Robert M. Parker, Jr, U.S.A.

"Eighteen years after being bought by Englishman Nigel Greening, Felton Road has gate-crashed the top 10 in the Most Admired list after debuting at number 13 last year, putting it hot on the heels of Villa Maria for the honour of highest-ranking Kiwi producer... Felton Road has a zero-growth policy for environmental reasons and the prestigious Central Otago Pinot Noir for which it is best known – along with its Chardonnay and Riesling whites – is sold principally on allocation, with loyal trade customers first in line... Greening’s business ethics mean he resists artificially ramping up prices as the Felton Road reputation grows." - Drinks International

"Felton Road wines is located in Bannockburn, Central Otago in New Zealand, the most southerly wine growing region in the World. Here, vineyards are nestled into small macroclimates totally surrounded by high mountains, many of which are snowcapped all year round. Though the location is on the edge of sustainable viticulture these macroclimates consistently combine hot days, cool nights and long dry autumns: perfect for the creation of fine Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling. The latitude of 45 degrees south is similar to the Willamette Valley in Oregon and some of the finest wine regions of France. Central Otago is New Zealand's only wine region with a continental climate rather than a maritime one. This brings the risk of frosts but has the benefit of low rainfall and high sunshine hours. Of the five distinct macroclimates so far identified in Central Otago, Bannockburn, with its gentle north facing slopes and deep loess soils seems well suited to the production of complex Pinot Noir." - Felton Road

  • [SOLD-OUT] Felton Road Block 2 Chardonnay 2015

    [SOLD-OUT] Felton Road Block 2 Chardonnay 2015

    Region: NZ- Central Otago
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Biodynamic Sustainably-made

    Felton Road Block 2 Chardonnay is a favourite label of mine. I had the pleasure of tasting an eight-vintage vertical which convinced me that these wines need at least 3-4 years bottle age, preferably more, to reveal their full splendour. In youth, they...

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    $65.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Felton Road Bannockburn Chardonnay 2015

    [SOLD-OUT] Felton Road Bannockburn Chardonnay 2015

    Region: NZ- Central Otago
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Biodynamic Sustainably-made

    White peach, crushed almonds and orange blossom abound on the nose. The palate is creamy and luscious with an underlying and fine-tuned acidic freshness. The finish features a return of the almond characters in this nutty, mineral and distinctive...

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    $50.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Felton Road Calvert Pinot Noir 2015

    [SOLD-OUT] Felton Road Calvert Pinot Noir 2015

    Region: NZ- Central Otago
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Biodynamic Sustainably-made

    The unique gravity flow winery enabled the grapes to be gently destemmed directly into open-top fermenters without pumping with approximately 25% as whole clusters. Traditional fermentation with a moderately long maceration on skins has extracted good...

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    $85.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Felton Road Block 5 Pinot Noir 2015

    [SOLD-OUT] Felton Road Block 5 Pinot Noir 2015

    Region: NZ- Central Otago
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Biodynamic Sustainably-made

    25% of the fruit was retained as whole clusters with the remainder carefully de-stemmed directly to the fermenters by gravity without harsh pumping. Long pre-fermentation soaks of 8-10 days prior to fermentation with indigenous yeasts and punched down by...

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    $125.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Felton Road Cornish Point Pinot Noir 2015

    [SOLD-OUT] Felton Road Cornish Point Pinot Noir 2015

    Region: NZ- Central Otago
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Biodynamic Sustainably-made

    Gourmet Traveller Magazine 97 points!“Perhaps the most individual and distinctive of Felton Road's single-vineyard pinot noirs, possibly because it is sited on a peninsula that is surrounded on three sides of water. Subtle, silken and very complex pinot...

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    $82.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Felton Road Block 3 Pinot Noir 2015

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

    Region: NZ- Central Otago
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Biodynamic Sustainably-made

    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...

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    $125.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Felton Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2015

    [SOLD-OUT] Felton Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2015

    Region: NZ- Central Otago
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Biodynamic Sustainably-made

    Gourmet Traveller 95 points!“Cherry, violet and spice flavours with a savoury, herbal edge. Complex wine with layers of subtle flavour that might at least in part be linked to the biodiverse soils achieved through biodynamic viticultural practices...

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    $70.00
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