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Felton Road - Central Otago - Mac Muir - Pinot Noir - Red - 2022
Characteristics
Country / Region: New Zealand
Vintage: 2022
Name: Central Otago
Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Alcohol: 14.5 vol.
Color: Red
Capacity: 75 cl
AWARDS
Robert Parker : 94/100
Vinification:
Vines planted in 2012, altitude between 216 and 224 metres. Manual harvesting, indigenous yeasts. 25% whole cluster. Transfer by gravity into open vats. Long maceration. Aged for 13 months in French oak barrels (25% new). Unfined, unfiltered.Biodynamic certified wine.
Temperature:
Serve between 14 and 16°C.Food and wine pairing:
Duck with cherries, braised oxtail, wild boar medallions, truffled poulard.Cellar aging:
From today until 2035, even more for amateurs.
Highly sought after for its Pinot Noirs, Felton Road is without question one of New Zealand’s most prestigious estates today.
Tucked into the finest sites of Central Otago—a pioneering region for Pinot Noir, first planted back in 1864—the vineyard is farmed biodynamically under the guidance of Blair Walter, an experienced winemaker with a background spanning Australia, California, and Burgundy, and a strong belief in single-parcel vinification.
Central Otago is also the southernmost winegrowing region in the world, with an extreme climate—New Zealand’s coldest and driest—ideal for both Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. These unique conditions give rise to truly world-class wines, often compared to Burgundy, and regularly awarded top scores from Parker Wine Advocate.