Felton Road Cornish Pinot Noir 2024

Description

Product DescriptionFragrant, precise and unmistakably Cornish Point. Sourced from vines surrounded on three sides by Lake Dunstan, this Pinot Noir reflects the vineyard’s sheltered mesoclimate and silty, loess-rich soils. The 2024 vintage sharpened the site’s natural generosity, producing fruit with aromatic lift and fine structure. As always with Felton Road, the wine is estate grown and hand tended, farmed organically and biodynamically, and bottled without fining or filtration. The wine leads with vibrant red cherry, plum and dried herbs. It moves into a layered mid-palate where cranberry, cardamom and mace unfold over a supple frame. The tannins are silky and sweet-edged, anchoring the wine while allowing its lifted detail to shine. A typically expressive Cornish Point, made with 25 percent whole bunch and matured in 20 percent new French oak. Tasting NotesNOSE– Fragrant and liftedRed cherry, plum and dried herb with spice and floral lift. PALATE– Bright yet layeredCranberry and red fruit supported by fine spice and poised structure. FINISH– Silken and longSweet-edged tannins carry a sustained, polished finish. Finer Details:Style – Red WineVarietal – Pinot NoirCountry – New ZealandRegion – Central Otago, BannockburnVintage – 2024Bottle Size – 750mlABV – 14%Closure – Screwcap Reviews & AccoladesIntense, fragrant pinot noir with a delicious and distinctive flavour footprint that includes a medley of floral, dark berry and mixed spice characters. The wine evolved as it sat in the glass, becoming mellower and slightly more complex. A pleasure to drink now but there is certainly no rush.Bob Campbell MW, 97 Points, 2024