2005 Felton Road Pinot Noir Central Otago

Community Tasting Notes (27) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  2/10/2023 - Ozmango Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Off my drink me yesterday rack. Last bottle. Holding up surprisingly well. Chatters comments from August 2022 ring true. Holding up but not progressing. Will cut through a pizza.

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  8/7/2022 - chatters wrote:

  Sunday lunch with the Wine-Ark boys (Porcine, Oxford Street): Initially this is quite reductive so is popped into a decanter. After time and agitation it shows black cherry and plum, slight earth, sweet spice, but fruit sweet, very very slight wood glue and a smidge of smokiness. Juicy, fleshy, fruit sweet on the palate as well. Softly textured grip is still proves drying, slightly alcohol warmth. Okay but this hasn't really moved forward - served blind I would have guessed 2015 rather than 2005...

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  6/26/2020 - Ozmango Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Four years on from the last bottle. Fine crust on edge of bottle opening. More earthy than before but hints of pinot push through these aromas. Clear, browny red colour. Soft fruit but mainly white pepper spice. Felton Road say drink or hold. I say drink.

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  3/26/2016 - Ozmango Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Browner side of crimson showing age. Classic pinot nose. Cloudy in the glass but clearing eventually. Raspberries and a coulis of other berries. Spice through middle palate. Has survived well. Drink the rest now!

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  6/11/2013 - Christoffer78 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Lilacs, violets, crème de cassis with deep profound fruit. The age is definitely speaking up tonight in this 2005 Bannockburn Pinot. After about 10 minutes in the glass a non-subtle smokiness appears but after another few minutes it disappears again. For sure there is plenty of complexity to be found in this wine. The palate adds an incredible balance but also a magnificent spiciness. Perfect elegance and for sure a beautiful wine!

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