Felton Road Calvert Pinot Noir 2024

Felton Road Calvert Pinot Noir 2024"If 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 Calvert Vineyard is located just two km east of the Elms Vineyard and is a gently sloping, north facing vineyard of deep silt loams. The 4. 6 hectare vineyard, comprising the Willows, Springs and Aurum Blocks, was originally part of the Calvert property and

"The wine has a lovely silky texture and suppleness

he started to feel comfortable in the role

The mild daytime temperatures and cool evenings across most of the ripening period allowed impressive flavour development without inflated baumés

mocha and spearmint with undertones of pencil shavings oak

Soils: Gravel loam over clay

obvious oak and enduring length

"Super luscious

The vintage marks the first time in more than 50 years that it has been aged entirely under a cork stopper rather than the metal crown cap that is widely used across Champagne

licorice and fresh coffee grounds

and deeply perfumed

So one big attraction of our new vineyard was knowing that as the vines were planted in 1986

In tank the fruit will have a small addition of sulphur