Pinot Noir 1997

Felton Road, tasting note (feltonroad.com – produktside feltonroad.com, hentet 2026-10-19): 1997 Felton Road Pinot Noir – område: Bannockburn (Central Otago); drue: Pinot Noir. Producentens noter (engelsk): Vinification: The unique gravity flow winery enabled the grapes to be gently destemmed directly into open-top fermenters without pumping. This minimises extraction of harsh phenolics (resulting in softer wines), and ensures a high percentage of whole berries. Uninnoculated (“wild”) yeast fermentation and a moderately long maceration on skins has extracted good colour and tannin with considerable depth of flavour. Aged for 11 months in French oak barrels from highly regarded Burgundian coopers. Bottled without fining or filtration. Appearance Cellaring Mid to dark red. Drinking superbly as a youthful Pinot Noir but will continue to develop well with careful cellaring. Bouquet Concentrated ripe cherry fruit aromas with wellintegrated toasty oak. Bottle Shape Traditional thick necked dead leaf green Burgundy bottle. Palate Intense fruit flavours and soft elegant tannins fill the mouth, coating every corner for a lengthy memorable finish. Rich and complex.