Felton Road, Bannockburn Pinot Noir Size:6x750ml with its ripe plummy

with its ripe plummy

This is starting to lose its freshness so that there is some slightly sugary fruit and a little astringency but it is (just) hanging on in there

fading cherry and floral flavors matched to a moderately firm structure

a fine mousse and a long

Felton Road, Bannockburn Pinot Noir Size:6x750ml with its ripe plummyNormal year. Vibrant garnet. Sweet, rather jewelly nose the Pinot most like a typical Central Otago Pinot so far to me (though this is probably not the intention at Felton Road). Not that long. Quite a bit of tannin and dryness now, but perhaps this is the minerality aimed for? Not the most generous fleshy wine at the moment. Wait?