2008 Felton Road Cornish Point Pinot Noir
95 points - Bob Campbell MW
"Dense red and black fruit flavours interwoven with exotic Oriental spices. Powerful Pinot Noir that's richly textured and has an impressively lingering finish. A house style is evident although the wine has more apparent fruit, or perhaps less savoury influence, than the mainstream labels."
94 points - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, 2009
"Smoky tones, tannin structure, spice and length. Now we're talking. More my style of pinot noir than the 'standard' Felton Road pinot - or at least, more of a cellaring style. Lovely cherry-plum fruitiness but with the architecture to keep it both trim and upstanding. Bursts of fragrance, on the nose as well as in the mouth, particularly as you swallow it. Elegant and fruity. Silken texture. Whispers of twigs and smoky oak. Confident, tannic finish. Quite impeccable."
91 points - Wine Spectator
Light and juicy, with a nice intensity to the rose petal–scented blackberry, cherry and smoky, spicy flavors, lingering on the harmonious finish.
17/20 points - Jancis Robinson
Lively, delicate, rather fragile and reverberant. Chock full of fruit and flavour. Good dry chew on the finish. Food wine. Confident. (JR)
91 points - Joe Czerwinski, Wine Enthusiast
Supple but structured, this is only the third vintage for Felton Road's Cornish Point Pinot and it is really starting to hit its stride. Touches of hickory smoke and mocha accent the dark plum and savory fruit, finishing long, spicy and with a note of brown-sugar sweetness.
95 points - Bob Campbell MW
"Dense red and black fruit flavours interwoven with exotic Oriental spices. Powerful Pinot Noir that's richly textured and has an impressively lingering finish. A house style is evident although the wine has more apparent fruit, or perhaps less savoury influence, than the mainstream labels."
94 points - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, 2009
"Smoky tones, tannin structure, spice and length. Now we're talking. More my style of pinot noir than the 'standard' Felton Road pinot - or at least, more of a cellaring style. Lovely cherry-plum fruitiness but with the architecture to keep it both trim and upstanding. Bursts of fragrance, on the nose as well as in the mouth, particularly as you swallow it. Elegant and fruity. Silken texture. Whispers of twigs and smoky oak. Confident, tannic finish. Quite impeccable."
91 points - Wine Spectator
Light and juicy, with a nice intensity to the rose petal–scented blackberry, cherry and smoky, spicy flavors, lingering on the harmonious finish.
17/20 points - Jancis Robinson
Lively, delicate, rather fragile and reverberant. Chock full of fruit and flavour. Good dry chew on the finish. Food wine. Confident. (JR)
91 points - Joe Czerwinski, Wine Enthusiast
Supple but structured, this is only the third vintage for Felton Road's Cornish Point Pinot and it is really starting to hit its stride. Touches of hickory smoke and mocha accent the dark plum and savory fruit, finishing long, spicy and with a note of brown-sugar sweetness.
95 points - Bob Campbell MW
"Dense red and black fruit flavours interwoven with exotic Oriental spices. Powerful Pinot Noir that's richly textured and has an impressively lingering finish. A house style is evident although the wine has more apparent fruit, or perhaps less savoury influence, than the mainstream labels."
94 points - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, 2009
"Smoky tones, tannin structure, spice and length. Now we're talking. More my style of pinot noir than the 'standard' Felton Road pinot - or at least, more of a cellaring style. Lovely cherry-plum fruitiness but with the architecture to keep it both trim and upstanding. Bursts of fragrance, on the nose as well as in the mouth, particularly as you swallow it. Elegant and fruity. Silken texture. Whispers of twigs and smoky oak. Confident, tannic finish. Quite impeccable."
91 points - Wine Spectator
Light and juicy, with a nice intensity to the rose petal–scented blackberry, cherry and smoky, spicy flavors, lingering on the harmonious finish.
17/20 points - Jancis Robinson
Lively, delicate, rather fragile and reverberant. Chock full of fruit and flavour. Good dry chew on the finish. Food wine. Confident. (JR)
91 points - Joe Czerwinski, Wine Enthusiast
Supple but structured, this is only the third vintage for Felton Road's Cornish Point Pinot and it is really starting to hit its stride. Touches of hickory smoke and mocha accent the dark plum and savory fruit, finishing long, spicy and with a note of brown-sugar sweetness.
DETAILS
VINTAGE - 2008
VARIETAL - Pinot Noir
COUNTRY - New Zealand
REGION - Central Otago
BOTTLE SIZE - 750ml
