Felton Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2006

Felton Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2006"If Central Otago was the Cte de Nuits, then Bannockburn would likely be Vosne Romanee and I'm going to hang it right out and say that Felton Road would be the top gun, the DRC." James Suckling The Felton Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir is a blend from The Elms, Cornish Point and Calvert vineyards. The different vineyards and blocks are vinified separately and are recombined at the time of racking out of barrel just prior to bottling. It is this mix of

Drink : 2009 – 2025

there's just enough acidity to keep this from syrup territory

In the early 20th century

Barrie's passion for wine saw him make a single barrel of "house wine" every year

Despite being approachable in its youth

"The rise in status of Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier over the past decade has been phenomenal

with a length of flavour that pushes up the eyebrows further and further

The 2004 Tally won Jeremy Oliver's Wine of the Year in 2007

resulting in intensely flavoured fruit with high skin-to-juice ratio

At the moment

with a slight exotic candied zest appeal

spotlessly made and simply waiting its chance to flourish