Wine Felton Road, "Block 5" Pinot Noir, 2017
Tasting Notes
The wine is golden-straw color with a slight greenish tinge.
The wine shows a deep, rich and fresh, wonderfully balanced flavor of medium density, in which the tone bright stone fruit and nuts perfectly emphasizes the elegant minerality and good acidity. The finish is long, pleasantly refreshing.
The multi-faceted bouquet of wine in harmony scents of apricot, orange, pink grapefruit and other citrus fruits, they are joined in the process of aeration bread crust notes, cashew nuts, toffee and allspice.
The wine perfectly complement the taste of fish dishes, white meats and seafood.
Interesting Facts
Rich and fresh dry wine Felton Road, "Block 2" Chardonnay, 2011, harmoniously combines elegant minerality on the palate, juicy fruit and well-balanced acidity, perfectly reflects the charming personality of the New Zealand Chardonnay. For the production of wine used grapes grown in the central part of the region Otago (New Zealand), which is in the southeastern part of the South Island. The harvest is collected by hand. The fermentation process takes place with the participation of natural yeast. The wine of 2011, passed in the oak casks, of which 15% - a new, good to drink now and in the period until 2019.
Company Felton Road Bannockburn is located in the town, in the most southern wine region of New Zealand - Central Otago, who like to call the "Côte d'Or in the southern hemisphere." This region is characterized by a rather harsh continental climate and the grapes grown on the "verge" - on the verge of the lowest temperatures and the lowest rainfall compared with other areas of New Zealand. Nevertheless, it is here, on a small piece of land bounded by high mountains, produce the best wines from New Zealand Riesling, Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris.
On one of the steep northern slopes of the vineyards Elms area of 14 hectares owned by Felton Road. In most of the vineyards are grown Pinot Noir, Chardonnay brought to rest and Riesling. Harvesting is carried out manually at the beginning of April. Wines made from the softest of all possible ways: on a three-level winery with gravitational forces, without excessive intervention mechanisms. Withstand the wine in oak barrels from Burgundy, the harvest is allocated for each 30% of new barrels. In 2002, the New Zealand branch of the organization "Demeter" certified winery Felton Road as a biodynamic.
