Vin Gris 2011

Felton Road, tasting note (feltonroad.com – produktside feltonroad.com, hentet 2026-10-19): 2011 Felton Road Vin Gris – område: Bannockburn (Central Otago); drue: Pinot Noir. Producentens noter (engelsk): Tasting note: We debated how to describe the colour: think 9 carat gold with the merest reflection of copper, maybe freshly cut maple wood. By no stretch of the imagination would anybody think rosé, yet this is made from free-run Pinot Noir juice. The nose is wild strawberries and a hint of cream. The palate is intensely textural and mineral, with the flavours continuing the strawberry and cream theme. This is sophisticated stuff, not simply a lunchtime amusement. Vineyard & viticulture: Felton Road farms three vineyard properties totaling 32 ha in the Bannockburn sub-region of Central Otago. Meticulous summer management of a single vertical shoot positioned (VSP) canopy ensures even and early fruit maturity. Shoot thinning, shoot positioning, leaf plucking, bunch thinning and harvest are all carried out by hand to ensure optimum quality fruit. Cover crops are planted between rows to assist in vine balance and to improve soil health and general biodiversity. Vinification: Vin Gris (vahn gree) is made from free-run Pinot Noir juice and is only produced in certain vintages. The slightly larger berry size and bunches from some parts of the vineyard prompted us to perform a saignée of about 10% on some of our Pinot Noir, resulting in this Vin Gris. Free-run juice is taken from the Pinot Noir fermenters immediately following destemming in order to concentrate the remaining fruit. This very short skin contact time results in the very pale copper colour of this Vin Gris. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeast followed by complete malolactic fermentation and ageing on the gross lees built palate weight and complexity.