Vin Gris 2021

Felton Road, tasting note (feltonroad.com – produktside feltonroad.com, hentet 2026-10-19): 2021 Felton Road Vin Gris – område: Bannockburn (Central Otago); drue: Pinot Noir. Producentens noter (engelsk): Tasting note: Pale rose gold in colour and made from saignéed (to bleed off), free run Pinot Noir juice from Cornish Point. Only a small amount made and only in specific vintages, with the last being 2016. The varietal notes of Pinot Noir are definitely evident in this gently fruited and broadly textured wine. It’s hard not to think of brunch and fine summer days. Vineyard & viticulture: Felton Road farms four properties totaling 34 ha in the Bannockburn subregion 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 Pinot Noir juice and is only produced in certain vintages, where larger than desired berries occur. A small amount of free-run juice is immediately separated from Pinot Noir tanks as destemming occurs to prevent colour pick-up. This has the effect to help restore a better skin to juice ratio for the remaining Pinot Noir wine. Fermentation in stainless steel tank with indigenous yeast, followed by indigenous maloactic and ageing on the gross yeast lees; built palate weight and complexity. Bottled after coarse filtration only in early-September.