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Felton Road, Block 2 Chardonnay 2021
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Reviewed by: Erin Larkin
The 2021 Block 2 Chardonnay is a powerful wine, with crushed nuts and orchard fruit aplenty in the mouth. The acidity is pert, verging on frisky, and serves to spear through the heart of the fruit. It has an open-weave, granular sort of shape to it—not loose but almost. Robust fruit is on display here. This is authoritative, with robust acidity. 14% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.
About the Producer
Felton Road is situated on warm, north-facing slopes of glacial loess soils in Bannockburn, in the heart of Central Otago. The modern gravity-fed winery receives 100% estate-grown fruit from its three vineyards that are all farmed biodynamically and are fully certified by Demeter. Minimal intervention in the winemaking with such practices as wild yeast, no fining or filtration, allow the unique vineyard characters to further express their considerable personality. Since the first vintage in 1997, Felton Road has acquired a formidable worldwide reputation.
