2011 Felton Road Pinot Noir Block 5

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 92.5 points

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  9/15/2022 - fizz wrote:

  Screw cap. 14.5% alc.
  Red fruits, rhubarb, musk, earth. Medium to full bodied, integrated tannins and oak, balanced. Perhaps just a tad short. In the zone now.

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  8/2/2022 - Darke Peak Likes this wine: 96 Points

  3rd (and last) bottle in the last 2 years. Needs an hour or two to open up. Subdued nose. Perfectly balanced but perhaps a tad short on the palate. Drinking well now and probably at least another 3 years. Compared to other vintages I think this is a very late bloomer and the early professional reviews reflect it.

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  7/23/2022 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Wines in Whanganui: Provided by Gareth. Under screwcap. Dark ruby with a touch of garnet. Musky fragrant with dark florals, black liquorice, black cherry and berry fruit, spices, earth and cloves. On palate, rich, full and plush, yet savoury and a little umami. Black cherries, dark plums, earth and dried herbs. Silky, fine grained tannins. Concentrated and powerful. There now for drinking over the next few years. Lacking a bit of detail and nuance compared with Felton Road's best Block pinots. 92+.

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  3/6/2022 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Drunk over three evenings during which it changed little. Deep, dark ruby with garnet highlights. At age 11 years - under screwcap - still drinking very well, close to or still at its peak. Attractively evolved, softened and fully open. A nose of musk, mixed spices, dark cherries and blackberries, warm earth, old leather, smoke and dry garrigue. A rounded and mellow mouth. Well integrated. Tannins and acids now resolved. Black plums, cherries, warm, tilled soil and dried herbs. Generous and full but now drinking savoury and earthy. It will not improve from here. Drink before 2025-7.

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  12/17/2020 - Milos wrote: 92 Points

  Part of a Felton Road virtual tasting. Tasted together with 2011 Cornish Point and Block 3 and the same wines from the 2008 vintage. Very much in line with the Block 3. Dark red fruit and earthy notes. Little more spicy, if there is a difference on the palate. Long finish.

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