2009 Felton Road Block 3 Pinot Noir
94 points - Christina Pickard, Wine Enthusiast
From one of Felton's oldest vineyard blocks, this vintage of Block 3 offers much of the high-toned aromatics and structure this longtime biodynamic estate is renowned for. It's a heady combo of cherry and currant fruit, baking spice, cedar and dried violet, with savory, meaty bass notes. Powdery tannins provide lovely texture. There's elegance and harmony. Of Felton's Pinots, it feels the most complete and ready to drink now, while being cellarworthy for at least another decade.
93 points - MaryAnn Worobiec, Wine Spectator
Wonderfully elegant, crisp, aromatic and complex, with dried lavender, sandalwood and rose petal notes that give way to perfectly ripe and silky black cherry, plum, clove and tobacco flavors, which persist on the finish.
17.5/20 points - Jancis Robinson
Bright mid crimson. Racy and transparent and attractively dry on the finish. Very youthful. Herbs in abundance. Proper terroir stuff. (JR)
94 points - Christina Pickard, Wine Enthusiast
From one of Felton's oldest vineyard blocks, this vintage of Block 3 offers much of the high-toned aromatics and structure this longtime biodynamic estate is renowned for. It's a heady combo of cherry and currant fruit, baking spice, cedar and dried violet, with savory, meaty bass notes. Powdery tannins provide lovely texture. There's elegance and harmony. Of Felton's Pinots, it feels the most complete and ready to drink now, while being cellarworthy for at least another decade.
93 points - MaryAnn Worobiec, Wine Spectator
Wonderfully elegant, crisp, aromatic and complex, with dried lavender, sandalwood and rose petal notes that give way to perfectly ripe and silky black cherry, plum, clove and tobacco flavors, which persist on the finish.
17.5/20 points - Jancis Robinson
Bright mid crimson. Racy and transparent and attractively dry on the finish. Very youthful. Herbs in abundance. Proper terroir stuff. (JR)
94 points - Christina Pickard, Wine Enthusiast
From one of Felton's oldest vineyard blocks, this vintage of Block 3 offers much of the high-toned aromatics and structure this longtime biodynamic estate is renowned for. It's a heady combo of cherry and currant fruit, baking spice, cedar and dried violet, with savory, meaty bass notes. Powdery tannins provide lovely texture. There's elegance and harmony. Of Felton's Pinots, it feels the most complete and ready to drink now, while being cellarworthy for at least another decade.
93 points - MaryAnn Worobiec, Wine Spectator
Wonderfully elegant, crisp, aromatic and complex, with dried lavender, sandalwood and rose petal notes that give way to perfectly ripe and silky black cherry, plum, clove and tobacco flavors, which persist on the finish.
17.5/20 points - Jancis Robinson
Bright mid crimson. Racy and transparent and attractively dry on the finish. Very youthful. Herbs in abundance. Proper terroir stuff. (JR)
DETAILS
VINTAGE - 2009
VARIETAL - Pinot Noir
COUNTRY - New Zealand
REGION - Central Otago
BOTTLE SIZE - 750ml
