Type: White Wine
Country: New Zealand
Region: Central Otago
Code: FELT630
A fabulous example of fine dry New World Riesling - impressive

Felton Road

Owner, Nigel Greening along with Winemaker Blair Walters and viticulturist Gareth King have established Felton Road into one of the world’s iconic producers of Pinot Noir. Writer James Suckling goes as far as describing Felton Road as the “DRC of New Zealand”. Beginning with meticulous site selection and vineyard design which started in 1991, Felton Road's story is one of refusal to compromise. A strict 100% estate policy with f...

A vibrant bouquet of spring flowers and orchard fruits. Ripe apple and pear on the palate are complimented by pink grapefruit and mineral notes. For a dry wine, it’s surprisingly luscious.
Fantastic with oysters and scallops.
Riesling from Block 2 of The Elms vineyard was hand-picked then carefully whole bunch pressed, settled for 5-8 days before racking, then followed by a slow fermentation of 11 weeks with indigenous yeasts to almost complete dryness (5g/L RS). The wine rested on fine lees to build palate weight before bottling in late-August after minimal processing (no fining or cold stabilisation) to preserve and highlight the delicate Riesling characters.

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