Pinot Noir Calvert
2024
Felton Road is an astonishing overnight success story. In just over 20 years Felton Road has become the global benchmark for New World pinot noir and has played a massive role in making Central Otago a new buzzword in the world of wine. Felton Road winemaker Blair Walter is an exceptional character, blessed equally with intellectual brilliance and extreme modesty. He is a captivating and insightful speaker, with the special ability to articulate complex ideas in such a way that they are made to...
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The purity and integrity of the fruit on the nose is impressive, with ripe strawberries, orange peel and hints of white pepper and dried herbs. It’s medium-bodied with crunchy fruit, lovely fruit tannins and a vivid finish. A mix of Dijon clones. From biodynamically grown grapes.
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The deep silty loams of the Calvert vineyard are located just 1.5km east of the Elms vineyard on Felton Road in the subregion of Bannockburn. Pure dark cherry and wild strawberry fruits with a raspberry-pip high tone veiled in souk-like spice, red apple skin, pomegranate, sous bois, charcuterie, a murmur of mountain herbs and turned earth. Superfine, silty tannins and some great fruit intensity as the wine slides across the palate, finishing long and pure.
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