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Felton Road, Calvert Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2021

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Felton Road, Calvert Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2021

From the deep-silt Calvert vineyard, 1 km east of the winery. "Bright pale crimson. Deep flavours suggest purple velvet somehow. Really interesting and savoury with fine tannins and excellent structure – and apparent future. A... Read More

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

ColourRed

RegionOtago

GrowerFelton Road

Grape VarietyPinot Noir

Vintage2021

ABV13.5%

Bottle75cl

ClosureScrewcap

MethodOrganic

CodeFET821

Style

Medium Bodied

Light > Full

Felton Road

Central Otago, New Zealand

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.

The wines from Felton Road continue to improve. As Nigel explains, this is only...

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Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir  

Origins       

  • Ancient vine, perhaps 2,000 years old

Distant origins in France - first documented mention in France in 1375

Characteristics   

  • Finicky grape: notoriously difficult to grow (which is partly why it is hugely intriguing to New World...
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Jancis Robinson

We get super excited when Jancis Robinson (or one of her team) write about our wine!

Voted the world's most influential wine critic in polls in the US, France and internationally in 2018, Jancis views herself as a wine writer rather than a wine critic.

She writes daily for JancisRobinson.com and weekly for the Financial Times. She is founder-editor of The Oxford Companion...

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Felton Road, Calvert Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2021

From the deep-silt Calvert vineyard, 1 km east of the winery
"Bright pale crimson. Deep flavours suggest purple velvet somehow. Really interesting and savoury with fine tannins and excellent structure – and apparent future. A real caress on the palate. Already fun but should last really well." 17+/20, 2022-2033, Jancis Robinson MW, www.jancisrobinson.com  24th October 2022

Great choice of good-value wines in the January sales. The website is really easy to use to make up an order. Delivery, as is often the case, was within 24 hours and, as usual, was well-packed.

J Windle

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I've bought a couple of cases recently, and many more in years gone by, and have really enjoyed their selection. They have a good range of interesting wines from some classic and some more…

Nicholas S

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Judging by the wines I have had, someone is doing a very good job in selecting the wines to put before the public, and at a very fair price. Delivery from online purchases as also been quick and…

Brian K

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Great company with good service and good prices. Highly recommended.

Albert H

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One of my favourite independents. Been enjoying these special wines for more than 10 years. Always interesting choices, and always great value in the sales!

David M

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This was yet another quick and painless transaction, as I have come to expect from SV&S.

Richard T

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