A well made wine with a lot of fruit - it is cherries, strawberries and raspberries - also some spices - the wine is well balanced - but not a long aftertaste - we end up at 92.
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Very similar experience to previous bottles. It surprises me each time at the paleness of the colour and definitely a duskiness to this now. I don't get much nose from it. It's deceptively gentle on the palate with an initial flush of red summer fruit yielding to a more pronounced acidic cherry (?) finish. There's a sense of some depth to the wine and a little bit of length. I'm still undecided as to whether there's anything more to come from these or whether they'll just gently fade from here. One left to see.
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Colour: ruby red, rather dark for a PN. Nose: strawberry, raspberry, cherry, clove, pepper, sandalwood...very rich and quite complex. Palate: smooth, fresh (good acidity), long and with a good body (chewier than your avarage PN) with red fruit and spices. A very nice bottle of wine. Will hold for a few years, possibly even get better.
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100% Pinot Noir. 13.5% abv. Biodynamic wine. Screwcap. Bottle uncorked 1h before dinner. More would have been beneficial. Nose of great elegance on an earthy and herbaceous profile with delicate and subtle aromas of sweet red berries, a hint of fresh tobacco and some black tea. On the palate, the tangy red fruits and the acidity balance each other harmoniously, magnified by earthy and smoky notes. Silky tannins, refined material and medium lasting herbal finish. Lots of fun drinking this seductive bottle. The purchase price still do raises questions. But maybe that's the rate for a Pinot Noir these days, especially if it comes from the other side of the planet… [Photo on Instagram]
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Very pale colouring with a hint of brick about it. Nose is gentle almost illusive but it has that perfume of Pinot. Lovely gentle, perfumed Pinot on the palate with really no edge to it. Beautifully balanced fruit and acidity with an additional earthy quality to add interest. Nice finish and really quite persistent length. Not a blockbuster but a really attractive Pinot that is drinking well now and, given the balance, should drink well for another 2-3 years. And again in Jan 2023, very similar experience. Drinking nicely.
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Dark cherries in the Vinaigrette Salad meet dark cherries.
If you love mid & dark, ripe fruits, spice, soft dry earth-dry gravel & stone, pronounced limestone, soft, fresh tobacco and cool climate acidity for days, spend $60-$65 on a Block 3 or 5 Pinot Noir. So good.
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From 75cl screwcap. Exactly as recorded on 13.02.2020, except the extra year now shows in fading fruit. Exemplary basic NZ PN to quaff with pleasure, but several qualitiative rungs under the 2016 Felton Road Cornish Point tasted recently. Drink up. 88-89P
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Deep earthy nose with red cherry, hints of oak. The palate has more red fruits, great depth, a little oak spice, great balance and the finish is complex, sweet red fruits, tingly acidity, smooth silky tannins. Delightful and delicious. Tip top producer and singing in its drinking window with several more years ahead. If you can afford to buy this £38 @laywheeler well worth the money to seek out and #giveanewwineago but if you bought it on first release it was only £25, so again well worth the effort to buy and lay it down. 90 points
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Beautiful sweet Pinot fruit nose. Fine, sweet red fruits (raspberry, red cherry) enhanced with fine oak. Medium length, good persistence. Drinking at its best. A perfect last bottle. Such a joyful wine.
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From 75cl screwcap. Very pure NZ PN with healthy red fruit. On the sweet side, but with nicely judged acid balance. Gentlest, silky tannins. This is more concentrated than an equivalent Burgundy Villages would be, but less interesting than a (good) 1. Cru (from a good maker, of course, in a ripe year). Expensive at 35 GBP retail. 88P
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Very light color, translucent pale red Intense cherry and sweet floral aroma, with a grassy, woody hint. Smooth and balanced on the palate, with a very nice mineral tone. Medium finish. Pop and pour with a home dinner feature roast chicken and pumpkin/carrot. Matched well.
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High toned aromatics and spice box notes soar out of this wine. Medium bodied it is long on the finish with red fruit notes. Needs time to get to the 95 rating.
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This is so drinkable - a really nice expression of Pinot. Red fruit and flowers on the nose. Sour cherry and some freshness in the mouth. Not much complexity, but fair QPR.
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A pretty impressive new world Pinot. It had an attractive nose of sweet, slightly candied strawberry notes, with an edge of bramble and earthy mineral, and just the remnants of a cola lilt. The palate had that same sweet cherry and candy kiss on the attack, maybe even a bit of raspberry ripple, but it tapered off nicely into a more controlled mid palate and finish, where bittersweet bramble, mineral and warm spice notes came to the fore instead, along with structural elements of fine tannins and a spine of decent acidity. Good now, will get better with time - this seems to be punching somewhere between good village and entry-level 1er Cru Burg level.
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Expressive nose of red fruit, violets, spices. Enters the palate with lots of bright acidity, a bit more volume and structure than the 2017. Another good showing, of this wine, like the 2017, this is at a level of a VSR Suchots.
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Even though Cornish Point still remains my favorite Felton, I have to admit that they killed it with this more affordable alternative. Sweet cherry pie with lilies, sage and thyme on the nose. Ripe red fruit dominates the palate, bringing out the seductive, warm character of this Kiwi projectile.
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lovely fruit on the nose, raspberries, Ripe and refreshing, sweet fruit, very appealing and then a nice savoury/ leather finish GOod stuff though seems a bit pricey £36
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Grand Cru Pinot (Harbour 220/L15 131 Macquarie Street): Slightly sour smelling stalky cherry frruit, bit of struck match, smells wet and disappointing. On the palate it's juicy, spicy, the fruit is surprisingly easy and gentle if not a little off dry. Tannins are flour textured. Mouth better than nose but it's a bit meh for me.
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12/14/2023 - 560 B&W Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lovely and feminine. Slightly stemmy, in a good way. 13.5% but seems lower.
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10/27/2023 - ILarsen wrote: 92 Points
A well made wine with a lot of fruit - it is cherries, strawberries and raspberries - also some spices - the wine is well balanced - but not a long aftertaste - we end up at 92.
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6/6/2023 - chrisdgsmith@hotmail.co.uk Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very similar experience to previous bottles. It surprises me each time at the paleness of the colour and definitely a duskiness to this now. I don't get much nose from it. It's deceptively gentle on the palate with an initial flush of red summer fruit yielding to a more pronounced acidic cherry (?) finish. There's a sense of some depth to the wine and a little bit of length.
I'm still undecided as to whether there's anything more to come from these or whether they'll just gently fade from here. One left to see.
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2/8/2023 - Iain Davis wrote:
Faded
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3/19/2022 - Conde Likes this wine: 90 Points
Colour: ruby red, rather dark for a PN.
Nose: strawberry, raspberry, cherry, clove, pepper, sandalwood...very rich and quite complex.
Palate: smooth, fresh (good acidity), long and with a good body (chewier than your avarage PN) with red fruit and spices. A very nice bottle of wine.
Will hold for a few years, possibly even get better.
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2/2/2022 - FamousWine Likes this wine:
100% Pinot Noir. 13.5% abv. Biodynamic wine. Screwcap. Bottle uncorked 1h before dinner. More would have been beneficial. Nose of great elegance on an earthy and herbaceous profile with delicate and subtle aromas of sweet red berries, a hint of fresh tobacco and some black tea. On the palate, the tangy red fruits and the acidity balance each other harmoniously, magnified by earthy and smoky notes. Silky tannins, refined material and medium lasting herbal finish. Lots of fun drinking this seductive bottle. The purchase price still do raises questions. But maybe that's the rate for a Pinot Noir these days, especially if it comes from the other side of the planet…
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1/30/2022 - Duce wrote: 94 Points
Excellent! Very Burgundian.
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1/24/2022 - rhapsody5435 Likes this wine: 91 Points
几乎不需要醒酒。颜色很淡,带有一抹砖红,香气很好闻且充沛持久,入口平衡度上佳,黑果混合红果,果味充沛同时也有足够的复杂度(多种香料),带有一点泥土和明显咸鲜味,单宁细腻柔和,酸度柔和,酒体完全融合。感觉不是太新也并不老。回味非常长(主要是咸鲜),持久不散。非常恰当的开启时间,同时它也是令人非常愉悦的一瓶黑皮诺。但是持久性差了点,能维持2小时。91
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10/2/2021 - chrisdgsmith@hotmail.co.uk Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very pale colouring with a hint of brick about it.
Nose is gentle almost illusive but it has that perfume of Pinot.
Lovely gentle, perfumed Pinot on the palate with really no edge to it. Beautifully balanced fruit and acidity with an additional earthy quality to add interest.
Nice finish and really quite persistent length.
Not a blockbuster but a really attractive Pinot that is drinking well now and, given the balance, should drink well for another 2-3 years.
And again in Jan 2023, very similar experience. Drinking nicely.
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6/4/2021 - Somm David T Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark cherries in the Vinaigrette Salad meet dark cherries.
If you love mid & dark, ripe fruits, spice, soft dry earth-dry gravel & stone, pronounced limestone, soft, fresh tobacco and cool climate acidity for days, spend $60-$65 on a Block 3 or 5 Pinot Noir. So good.
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2/17/2021 - honest bob wrote: 88 Points
From 75cl screwcap. Exactly as recorded on 13.02.2020, except the extra year now shows in fading fruit. Exemplary basic NZ PN to quaff with pleasure, but several qualitiative rungs under the 2016 Felton Road Cornish Point tasted recently. Drink up. 88-89P
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1/4/2021 - Burgundynick Likes this wine: 90 Points
Like my previous bottle great juice 90 points
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12/3/2020 - Burgundynick Likes this wine: 90 Points
Deep earthy nose with red cherry, hints of oak. The palate has more red fruits, great depth, a little oak spice, great balance and the finish is complex, sweet red fruits, tingly acidity, smooth silky tannins. Delightful and delicious. Tip top producer and singing in its drinking window with several more years ahead. If you can afford to buy this £38 @laywheeler well worth the money to seek out and #giveanewwineago but if you bought it on first release it was only £25, so again well worth the effort to buy and lay it down. 90 points
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11/26/2020 - richard.presser Likes this wine: 91 Points
Beautiful sweet Pinot fruit nose.
Fine, sweet red fruits (raspberry, red cherry) enhanced with fine oak. Medium length, good persistence. Drinking at its best. A perfect last bottle.
Such a joyful wine.
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8/22/2020 - wcliao wrote:
Fruity juicy
good impression
2nd taste with meal taste good
fruit juicy easy drink
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6/27/2020 - martijnkriens wrote: 92 Points
The kind of wine that comes only in a full bottle for the evening. Once you start you have to Finnish it
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2/13/2020 - honest bob wrote: 88 Points
From 75cl screwcap. Very pure NZ PN with healthy red fruit. On the sweet side, but with nicely judged acid balance. Gentlest, silky tannins. This is more concentrated than an equivalent Burgundy Villages would be, but less interesting than a (good) 1. Cru (from a good maker, of course, in a ripe year). Expensive at 35 GBP retail. 88P
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1/25/2020 - martijnkriens wrote: 91 Points
Elegant and complex but too young
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1/10/2020 - Song103 Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Cannot get past the green pepper palette, which overwhelms the red fruit.
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10/19/2019 - richard.presser Likes this wine: 88 Points
Subdued nose with trace of sweetness. Soft, round, sweet palate. Finishes quite dry. More Beaujolais style than Burgundy. Drink.
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10/13/2019 - tymmiol Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very light color, translucent pale red
Intense cherry and sweet floral aroma, with a grassy, woody hint.
Smooth and balanced on the palate, with a very nice mineral tone. Medium finish.
Pop and pour with a home dinner feature roast chicken and pumpkin/carrot. Matched well.
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7/28/2019 - wine-enthusiast Likes this wine: 93 Points
Opens with high toned aromatics and spice notes. Fleshy fruit of strawberry and plums. Really nice pinot, my favorite!
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6/7/2019 - wine-enthusiast Likes this wine: 93 Points
High toned aromatics and spice box notes soar out of this wine. Medium bodied it is long on the finish with red fruit notes. Needs time to get to the 95 rating.
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3/28/2019 - NickA Likes this wine: 88 Points
This is so drinkable - a really nice expression of Pinot. Red fruit and flowers on the nose. Sour cherry and some freshness in the mouth. Not much complexity, but fair QPR.
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1/6/2019 - Paul S wrote: 90 Points
A pretty impressive new world Pinot. It had an attractive nose of sweet, slightly candied strawberry notes, with an edge of bramble and earthy mineral, and just the remnants of a cola lilt. The palate had that same sweet cherry and candy kiss on the attack, maybe even a bit of raspberry ripple, but it tapered off nicely into a more controlled mid palate and finish, where bittersweet bramble, mineral and warm spice notes came to the fore instead, along with structural elements of fine tannins and a spine of decent acidity. Good now, will get better with time - this seems to be punching somewhere between good village and entry-level 1er Cru Burg level.
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12/30/2018 - Collector1855 wrote: 94 Points
Expressive nose of red fruit, violets, spices. Enters the palate with lots of bright acidity, a bit more volume and structure than the 2017. Another good showing, of this wine, like the 2017, this is at a level of a VSR Suchots.
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9/17/2018 - grapenomad wrote: 91 Points
Even though Cornish Point still remains my favorite Felton, I have to admit that they killed it with this more affordable alternative. Sweet cherry pie with lilies, sage and thyme on the nose. Ripe red fruit dominates the palate, bringing out the seductive, warm character of this Kiwi projectile.
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3/15/2018 - Frijole wrote:
medium burgundy red, medium clarity, burgundy hue
Nose: raspberry, strawberry, cola, earth, spice, vanilla, chocolate, herbs, oak
Pal: raspberry, strawberry, cigar, tobacco, cola, earth, spice, chocolate, vanilla, silver, mint, clove, oak
Feel: medium, savory, acidic
Finish: medium
T8
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1/26/2018 - Mr. Wine Delight wrote: 90 Points
Smooth, just vert goood! May bee even better than French Pinot?
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10/31/2017 - henrygjeffreys Likes this wine:
lovely fruit on the nose, raspberries,
Ripe and refreshing, sweet fruit, very appealing and then a nice savoury/ leather finish
GOod stuff though seems a bit pricey £36
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9/14/2017 - chatters wrote:
Grand Cru Pinot (Harbour 220/L15 131 Macquarie Street): Slightly sour smelling stalky cherry frruit, bit of struck match, smells wet and disappointing. On the palate it's juicy, spicy, the fruit is surprisingly easy and gentle if not a little off dry. Tannins are flour textured. Mouth better than nose but it's a bit meh for me.
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