Red
Felton Road Block 5 Pinot Noir (Central Otago)
New Zealand
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Country
- New Zealand
- Appellation
- Central Otago
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
cordeiro assado · pato · carne de porco · queijo brie · risoto de cogumelos
Rated vintages
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201092 pts
Winemaker Blair Walter has dialed up the intensity in this powerfully concentrated bottling, which packs ample black-cherry fruit and sturdy notes of hickory smoke, cured meat and dark coffee. Despite the wine's considerable weight, the tannins are supple enough to make it appro…
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200893 pts
Plummy and dark, with accents of cedar, dark chocolate and hints of coffee. This is always the most robust of the Felton Road Pinots, and really deserves a few years in the cellar; although it's approachable now, expect the already soft tannins to turn silkier in time.
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200089 pts
In time, this may surpass the regular bottling, but for now it trails by a nose, thanks to some mushroom, bracken and lima bean scents that dampen the cola and beet flavors. As always, it's big, rich and full-bodied. Try in 2005.