New Zealand Red Wines

To us New Zealand red = Pinot Noir. For several years a huge amount of attention has focussed on the Pinots coming out of Central Otago, but care is needed in selection.

Land prices swiftly soared, and there are plenty of ambitious "boutique" producers there pumping out highly priced, trophy-seeking Pinots of minimal charm and authenticity.

The pursuit of ripeness, deep colour and concentration often leads to over-extracted, over-oaked and over-alcoholic wines which completely lose sight of Pinot’s fragrance and elegance. So we continue to recommend wines from Marlborough, with their lighter style, paler hue and fresher fruit. Dare we whisper that the Marlborough Pinots are often more Burgundian?

At the same time any qualifications about Central Otago Pinot do not apply to Felton Road. Global demand is driving prices up for these wonderful wines but we continue to ask for as much as we are offered. Expatriate Englishman Nigel Greening is 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.

We do occasionally list a Bordeaux blend from the Gimlett Gravels zone near Hawkes Bay and the odd Kiwi Syrah; but we have some concerns about the value offered by the former and the ripeness and authenticity of the latter.

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Esk Valley, Pinot Noir, Marlborough, NZ, 2021

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Esk Valley, Pinot Noir, Marlborough, NZ, 2021

A bright and soft style of Pinot Noir from Marlborough; from vines growing on clay soils,...

Style

Light > Full

OriginNew Zealand

RegionMarlborough

ColourRed

ABV13.5%

Bottle75

CodeESK621

GrapePinot Noir

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Felton Road, Cornish Point Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2021
Jancis Robinson

Cornish Point is a vineyard almost surrounded by water, on high calcium loess soils over...

Style

Light > Full

OriginNew Zealand

RegionCentral Otago

ColourRed

ABV14%

Bottle75cl

CodeFET721

GrapePinot Noir

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Felton Road, Cornish Point Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2022
Jancis Robinson

Cornish Point is a vineyard almost surrounded by water, on high calcium loess soils over...

Style

Light > Full

OriginNew Zealand

RegionCentral Otago

ColourRed

ABV14%

Bottle75cl

CodeFET722

GrapePinot Noir

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Felton Road, Cornish Point Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2023
Jancis Robinson

Cornish Point is a vineyard almost surrounded by water, on high calcium loess soils over...

Style

Light > Full

OriginNew Zealand

RegionCentral Otago

ColourRed

ABV14%

Bottle75cl

CodeFET723

GrapePinot Noir

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Felton Road, Bannockburn Pinot Noir, 2022
Jancis Robinson

Felton Road's Bannockburn Pinot Noir is blended from wines from the estate's four named...

Style

Light > Full

OriginNew Zealand

RegionCentral Otago

ColourRed

ABV14%

Bottle75cl

CodeFET622

GrapePinot Noir

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Felton Road, Bannockburn Pinot Noir, 2023
Jancis Robinson

Felton Road's Bannockburn Pinot Noir is blended from wines from the estate's four named...

Style

Light > Full

OriginNew Zealand

RegionCentral Otago

ColourRed

ABV13.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeFET623

GrapePinot Noir

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Felton Road, MacMuir Pinot Noir, 2023
Jancis Robinson

Nigel Greening bought the MacMuir vineyard - which lies between his own Elms and Calvert sites,...

Style

Light > Full

OriginNew Zealand

RegionCentral Otago

ColourRed

ABV13.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeFET423

GrapePinot Noir

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Felton Road, Bannockburn Pinot Noir, 2021
Jancis Robinson

Felton Road's Bannockburn Pinot Noir is blended from wines from the estate's four named...

Style

Light > Full

OriginNew Zealand

RegionCentral Otago

ColourRed

ABV14%

Bottle75cl

CodeFET621

GrapePinot Noir

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Felton Road, MacMuir Pinot Noir, 2022

Nigel Greening bought the MacMuir vineyard - which lies between his own Elms and Calvert sites,...

Style

Light > Full

OriginNew Zealand

RegionCentral Otago

ColourRed

ABV14.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeFET422

GrapePinot Noir

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Felton Road, Calvert Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2023
Jancis Robinson

Calvert was planted in 2001 with three clones of Pinot on deep silt loams.  Lowish altitude...

Style

Light > Full

OriginNew Zealand

RegionOtago

ColourRed

ABV13.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeFET823

GrapePinot Noir

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Felton Road, Calvert Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2022
Jancis Robinson

Calvert was planted in 2001 with three clones of Pinot on deep silt loams.  Lowish altitude...

Style

Light > Full

OriginNew Zealand

RegionOtago

ColourRed

ABV13.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeFET822

GrapePinot Noir

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Felton Road, Calvert Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2021
Jancis Robinson

Calvert was planted in 2001 with three clones of Pinot on deep silt loams.  Lowish altitude...

Style

Light > Full

OriginNew Zealand

RegionOtago

ColourRed

ABV13.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeFET821

GrapePinot Noir

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