Felton Road Block 5 Pinot Noir (Central Otago)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Red

Uva

Pinot Noir

País

New Zealand

Denominação

Central Otago

Corpo

full

Acidez

medium

Tanino

medium

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 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…

• 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.

• 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.