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Felton Road
Felton Road was established in New Zealand's Central Otago region by Stewart Elms in the early 1990s. Under the ownership of expatriate Englishman Nigel Greening since 2000 this is acknowledged as one of the world's finest addresses for Pinot Noir.
Nigel and his winemaker Blair Walter are convinced that growing vines biodynamically (all certified), allows each of the wines produced here to best reflect their origins. Winemaking philosophy is for minimal intervention: gravity flow into open-top fermenters, leaving about 20% of the grapes in whole bunch clusters; fermentation using natural yeasts; and, after ageing in only French oak, bottling without fining or filtration.
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Product Code: FET611
Felton Road, Bannockburn Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2011
“Sourced from each of the three main blocks on the estate, and given eleven months in oak.”
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Product Code: FET810
Felton Road, Calvert Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2010
“The Calvert Vineyard is just 1km east of the main Elms Vineyard, on deep silt loam soil. From youngish vines (planted 1999 and 2001) this...”
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Product Code: FET710
Felton Road, Cornish Point Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2010
“Cornish Point is a vineyard almost surrounded by water, on loess soils over gravel. Nigel refers to the “exoticism” of the Cornish Point Pinot,...”
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Product Code: FET110
Felton Road, Bannockburn Chardonnay, Central Otago, 2010
“Grown on schist gravels, the Chardonnay at Felton Road is classy and Burgundian in style, and, we think, improving with every vintage.”
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Product Code: FET211
Felton Road, Dry Riesling, Central Otago, 2011
“The fruit for Nigel Greening’s Dry Riesling is sourced from both Calvert and Elms vineyards. Whole bunches are pressed and then allowed a long,...”
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Product Code: FET410
Felton Road, Bannockburn Riesling, Central Otago, 2010
“The estate Riesling, now labelled Bannockburn, at Felton Road comes in a lowish alcohol, Germanic style, with stone fruit and grapefruit melded with...”
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