Felton Road Block 5 Pinot Noir 2020

Felton Road Block 5 Pinot Noir 2020

 

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Felton Road
Block 5 Pinot Noir 2020
  • Vintage : 2020
  • Country : New Zealand
  • Region : Central Otago
  • Subregion
  • Type : Red
  • Style Fruity Medium Bodied
  • Format : 75cl
  • Alcohol : 14,5°
  • Grappes : 100% Pinot Noir

Experts Score Vintage
JS James Suckling 98 2019
VN Vinous (Antonio Galloni) 97 2019
BC Bob Campbell MW 96 2019
WS Wine Spectator 94 2019
RP Robert Parker 94 2019
BH Burghound 92 2014
More information on wine critics and ratings

Immediately the pedigree is obvious: loaded with dark fruit and dried herbs, with hints of smoked meat over a complex spice background. The palate leads with a silky chocolate like sensation that builds and flows to every corner of the mouth.

There is a harmony of different textural components that’s enchanting and end-lessly enticing. It’s all about finesse, detail and honesty: no more and no less

James Suckling (JS) : 98 Points (2019)
Very fragrant nose here with deeply woven complexity. Earthy nuances, bracken, leaves and spiced red cherries abound with roses and violets, as well as blueberries. The palate has long tannins that extrude deep along a central spine. Lots of blueberry and red-cherry flavors. The contained, fleshy feel of the palate is really something and this always powerful wine is in such, supple and fluid form. Drink or hold.

Vinous (Antonio Galloni) (VN) : 97 Points (2019)
An alluring style that draws you in with its silken texture. It is pure, inviting and might be called sumptuous if not for an arrow-like line of acidity and whole-bunch-derived sappiness bringing up the rear, taking that ethereal texture and urging this wine forward. The finish is interminable, with satisfying savory, spicy characters persisting alongside woody herbs and broody black fruit. At 14.5% alcohol, there is the merest hint of heat, which is the only minor gripe in this near-perfect Central Pinot. Drinking window: 2022 - 2031

Bob Campbell MW (BC) : 96 Points (2019)
Firmly-structured pinot noir with concentrated plum, dark cherry, violet, savoury and spicy flavours that suggest coffee and dried herbs. A wine that is clearly built for the long-haul. Will benefit from aeration. (2/2021)

Wine Spectator (WS) : 94 Points (2019)
Plush, showing off a seamless, harmonious quality to the silky pomegranate, black cherry and cranberry flavors, with loamy forrest floor, cedar and cardamom seed notes that linger on the finish. Drink now through 2031.

Robert Parker (RP) : 94 Points (2019)
Like the Block 3 bottling, the 2019 Block 5 Pinot Noir still exudes some greenish, stemmy aromas (Winemaker Blair Walter included 20% whole clusters). Those notes nicely complement hints of roses, wild thyme, black cherries and mocha. Medium to full-bodied, this is concentrated and firm, with a long, dusty finish. Sturdier and more muscular on the palate than the Block 3, it looks to be the wine most suited to extended aging in this year's releases. Rating: 94+

Burghound (BH) : 92 Points (2014)
Here too there a whisper of herbal tea character to the notably spicier aromas of cherry, raspberry, plum and mint. I like the mouth feel of the round, delicious and vibrant medium weight flavors that possess a caressing palate impression before culminating in a complex, balanced and dusty finale. In particular the textured finish is really quite interesting as it's almost chewy yet the mouth feel isn't robust or especially structured.

Felton Road Calvert Pinot Noir 2020
Felton Road Calvert Pinot Noir 2020
Felton Road
Calvert Pinot Noir 2020
WE
93
JS
96
WS
93
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Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2019
JS
96
WS
94
VN
90
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Block 3 Pinot Noir 2020
WS
93
RP
93
JS
95
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WS
91
RP
92
JR
90
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WS
92
W&S
90
BC
95
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RP
93
JS
94
WS
92
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RP
94
WS
92
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Felton Road Block 5 Pinot Noir 2020 Reviewed by James Suckling 24-03-2022 . Score: 5