2018 Felton Road Pinot Noir Block 3
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The 2018 vintage was an aberrant vintage, in that the summer was the hottest on record; a cyclone that hit the North Island never eventuated in the South, and then the coldest end to harvest ever slowed the last six weeks down. The 2018 Block 3 Pinot Noir is today seven years from its harvest, and it shows as a light, savory wine, with dried flowers and tapenade, brick dust and even saffron. The wine is so textural, the tannins so fine that once again they define the finish. A chalky splay of tannin is the enduring feature of the wine, and I like it so much for that. 14% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
James Suckling
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Organic and biodynamic. Dark and rocky aroma of earthy red cherries. Greater density here than on the Cornish Point, darker, more mineral and less saline. Elegant restraint. Totally embryonic but the tannins are super-fine already. (JH)
This fresh, vibrant young and complex Block 3 pinot is a powerhouse of ripe red and dark-cherry aromas with striking purity of fruit, framed in sappy freshness. The palate is seamless with such long, finely detailed tannin, carrying really supple and meltingly ripe red and dark cherries. A thing of wonder. This has a wildly fresh, lively fruit core that launches up and expands long on the finish. Superb! Drink now. Screw cap.