2019 Felton Road Pinot Noir Block 3

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 94.5 points

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  12/24/2021 - HowardNZ Likes this wine:

  The (Temporary) Return of the Golden Weather: Autumn 2021 Visit to Central Otago: Compared with last year’s barrel tasting – where the 2019 Block 5 was my top wine – from bottle here the 2019 Block 3 was my wine of the tasting … still there was not a lot in it … Attractive bright ruby colour. Similar comments to my previous TNs. Intense, aromatic and floral. Spicy and red fruited with touches of animale, crushed nuts and cherries in liqueur. On palate, power and density with lift and complexity. Dark red fruit. Layered and complex yet young. Hold until 2024+. Superb.

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  1/27/2021 - HowardNZ Likes this wine:

  The End of the Golden Weather: a pre-COVID-19 Visit to Central Otago in Autumn 2020: Quick barrel tasting. Three samples tasted. The first was an attractive, relatively young vines (11 years old) Abel clone expression. Savoury complexity, earth and minerals. The second sample was from older Le Brun clone vines (now pulled out) and showed silkiness, muscle and detail. I preferred the third sample from 28 year old vines. Spicy with even greater complexity. Real depth. Power without weight. The components for a top Block 3 I am sure …

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  1/21/2021 - kingkanu wrote:

  2019: A magic number for Felton Road as well with Nigel Greening and Dimitri Walters (67@Home Zoom Tasting): this wine always needs some time, at least 5-6 years says Nigel. around 25% whole bunch. Darker and a bit more body than the Cornish Point, the nose needs some coaxing to come out and play. Spicey and brooding, more tannins here and more weight and depth. Blood orange, cherry and raspberry, Nigel says he gets a little chocolate and crushed thyme

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  10/17/2020 - HowardNZ Likes this wine:

  Vibrant ruby. Sweetly scented, more red fruit than black. Red cherries and strawberries with florals, dried herbs and a whiff of bonfire. Sweet seeming silky entry. Very well balanced. Perhaps more Gibbston than Bannockburn. Ultra-fine grained tannins and good length. Precise acidity with the notes on palate matching the nose. You might mistake it for lightweight but there is real substance and structure here below the velvety surface. Barrel tasting the lineup this year - unusually for me - I preferred the Block 5. That must be an absolute knock out to top this wine!

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  8/18/2020 - LindsayM Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Tasted this along side 2019 Cornish and Bannockburn Pinots
  The Block 3 is definitely a step up in intensity here , same Felton Road DNA , here is the release note from the winery and I definitely agree with the comments about the finish , long silken finish
  
  “An inviting and intriguing nose: florals compete with rich fruit, a hint of Arabic spices, then a whiff of smoke. The palate is typically diverse and exotic: cherry, savoury, hallmark dried herbs, and a burst of dark red flowers with a finish that just won’t end. The tannins are finely detailed, layered and gradually tighten to show authority over the rich core. There is both serious density and complexity that will amply reward patience. Text book Block 3”

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