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Manage Subscriptions2016 Felton Road Dry Riesling
Riesling
- New Zealand
- South Island
- Otago
- Central Otago
Community Tasting Notes 9
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depechemoroder Likes this wine: 91 points
November 26, 2023 - These are better with more exposure to air. Petrol nose blows off to show peach, lime, and passionfruit, with crushed stones giving texture and lift. Spritely, but has depth and structure balancing out the energy.
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depechemoroder Likes this wine: 90 points
October 12, 2023 - Pithy and racy with oodles of lime and peach. Feels somewhere inbetween the Nahe and Clare Valley. Emerging petrol, pinging acid.
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LindsayM Likes this wine: 95 points
November 28, 2021 - My note from August 2017 still holds 4 years later
Colour pale lemon from pale straw
Every thing is the same
Aug 2017 95 points
Colour pale straw , bright and clear 15/15
Nose excellent intensity and balance between floral and fruit aromas lime, lemon ginger, 28/30
Palate wow what an experience , everything going on here and in perfect balance citrus, floral , slight sweetness , super long finish 42/44
Overall impressive 10/11 -
BigJ wrote:
June 28, 2019 - Cool mineral nose with limes, apples and an interesting sage note. Palate is crisp, medium bodied and medium length. Nice wine and drinking quite well already. A bit of alcohol on the end pokes out which detracts a bit.
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Callum's Corkers Likes this wine: 89 points
March 28, 2019 - Liked this lively Otago Riesling. Drinking well already. Not overly Dry, despite FR’s claim to be. Would buy again. Very good, but not outstanding.
C...pale green
N....medium intensity only; some petro/Kerosene; greengages.
T....solid medium body, well-made taut Riesling that’s not fully mature but drinking very well anyway, impressive swirling acidity with classy fruit too. Pineapple slices drizzled with lemon/lime juice. Fell slightly short of my expectations founded on FR’s rep. Slightly. Still a very good NZ Riesling. Some lifted essence at end, some wet river stone minerals too.
VFM? I probably prefer Framingham Classic from Marlborough, which is cheaper too. And Pegasus Bay do a ‘Dry’ Riesling from North Canterbury which although Dry is slightly richer/fuller. Probably a style preference, if I’m honest.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type White
- Producer Felton Road
- Varietal Riesling
- Designation Dry Riesling
- Vineyard n/a
- Country New Zealand
- Region South Island
- SubRegion Otago
- Appellation Central Otago
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- In Cellars 34 (60%)
- Consumed 23 (40%)
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- CountryNew Zealand
- RegionSouth Island
- SubRegionOtago
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