Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Felton Road |
Label Name: | Block 3 Pinot Noir |
Vintage: | 2021 |
Country: | New Zealand |
Region: | Central Otago (Bannockburn, The Elms Vineyard) |
Volume: | 1500ml |
ABV: | 14% |
Grape(s): | 100% Pinot Noir |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 15-17°C |
Awards/Ratings
Decanter 97 (Anne Krebiehl MW); Bob Campbell/The Real Review 97; James Suckling 97; Wine Spectator 96; Robert Parker/Wine Advocate 95+; Vinous 94
Tasting Note
Perfumed and precise: raspberry leaf, peony and crushed blackberry with black pepper, smoke and orange-peel hints. Fine, powdery tannins, bright acid and a haunting, long finish of red fruit and floral spice.
Food Pairing
Roast duck, mushroom risotto, herb-crusted lamb, grilled salmon, pork belly; Asian: miso-glazed salmon, Korean BBQ (bulgogi), char siu, seared tuna with soy-ginger, mushroom hotpot.
Production Method
Biodynamically farmed fruit; gentle destemming with ~25% whole clusters, native-yeast open-top fermentations, moderate maceration, aged ~13 months in French oak (20–30% new); bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Vineyard Info
From Block 3 in The Elms Vineyard (north‑facing Bannockburn slope). Felton Road, founded from Stewart Elms' plantings and owned by Nigel Greening, farms organically/biodynamically (BioGro/Demeter). Block 3 is a long‑standing single‑block Pinot site.