Felton Road Cornish Point Pinot Noir 2023

Felton Road Cornish Point Pinot Noir 2023If Central Otago was the Cte de Nuits, then Bannockburn would likely be Vosne Romanee and I'm going to hang it right out and say that Felton Road would be the top gun, the DRC." James Suckling The Cornish Point Vineyard was purchased in 1999 by Nigel Greening, who subsequently acquired Felton Road a year later. The 7. 6 hectare vineyard is dedicated mostly to Pinot Noir and is separated into 25 Blocks and planted in 18 different clone and rootstock

The Real Review - 96 points (Tasted Aug 2018)

lavender and incense

Lécaillon picks specific plots from around the region and tries to encourage growers to use a sustainable approach

Loaded with regional hospitality

with a nice touch of sweet fruit at the heart

it should easily evolve for 20-25 years

it lacks the charry-oak and graphite note that other Penfolds shirazes possess

increasing the quality of the grapes and subsequently the wines

as it very clearly needs time

the style relies on the riper spectrum of cabernet sauvignon flavours and tannins

Epicure Uncorked – 93 points & Wine of the Week

producing high quality Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz sourced from their 150 acres of vines set in the heart of the famed terra rossa soil