FeltonRoadCornishPointPinotNoir2023

<p>Felton Road Cornish Point, Pinot Noir, Central Otago, New Zealand, 2023Grape: Single Vineyard 100% Pinot Noir. All vineyard work is done by hand. Natural yeast fermentation using 25% whole cluster bunches. Unfined and unfiltered. Aged for 13 months in 25% new French oak barrels from artisan Burgundian coopers. Certified organic and biodynamic.This wine is from Cornish Point vineyard where the close proximity to Lake Dunstan (surrounded on three sides) creates a unique mesoclimate. Heavy silt soils overlie alluvial gravels interspersed with calcareous seams.Winemaker’s Tasting Note:The vivacious fruit and spices are present as always, but are perhaps lighter in tone and more exotic. The palate has a savoury tone, which sits surprisingly well with the usual Cornish Point indulgences: luxurious fruit and exotic woods like Sandalwood, even Lebanon Cedar. The tannins are beautifully balanced and integrated, ever present, but never interfering; just contributing to the overall stature.Critics’ Tasting Notes:”Floral and fragrant aromas of strawberries, hibiscus, cinnamon bark and plums. The palate is medium-bodied with finely integrated tannins and bright acidity, giving notes of raspberries, chalk, dark cherries and spices. Pure and polished with an aromatic lift and some old-vine nuance. Drink or hold. Screw cap”96/100 points, JamesSuckling.com, November 2024″A fabulous bouquet of wild red flowers and ripe dark red berry fruits of raspberry and new season Otago cherries. There’s layers of earth and mineral from sand to white clay then spices from barrel and fruit. A complex an engaging wine on the palate with core flavours of spice and berries, forest flowers and a distinctive mineral earthy complexity. Fine and delicious, taut, and youthful with a fine squeeze and tension. A wine that will stand the test of time in your cellar, look after it. Best drinking from 2030 through 2040″96/100 points (Outstanding), Cameron Douglas MS, November 2024″Layered, heady perfume of roses, wild berries and cinnamon bloom on this complex, arrestingly aromatic pinot. Densely concentrated and compact flavours of blackberry coulis and baking spice soak the entire palate in vibrant primary fruit. Submerged cocoa-tinged tannins make an appearance after a fashion. Impressive and intense yet effortless, this is very young, and already so delicious right now, but it will be vastly better with a bit of time in the cellar to gain more complexity” 96/100 points, Stephen Wong, The Real Review, October 2024″The 2023 Cornish Point Pinot Noir is perfumed and intense, with dried garden roses, blood plum, redcurrant and licorice. In the mouth, the wine is elegant initially, and as the tannins gather momentum across the palate, it becomes an altogether more powerful experience. This is an impressive wine, as usual, shaped by a firm splay of tannin that feels supple, pliable and granular. 14% alcohol, sealed under screw cap” Drink 2024-203393/100 points, Erin Larkin, WINE ADVOCATE, February 2025Food Match: Pair this wonderful Pinot Noir with roasted duck.Felton Road Cornish Point, Pinot Noir, Central Otago, New Zealand, 2023</p>