Felton Road Bannockburn Chardonnay 2013
Chardonnay
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James
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Wine
Spectator
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Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2013
Size
750ML
ABV
14%
Features
Boutique
Screw Cap
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Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
White peach, elderflower and wet stones abound on the nose. The delicate subtlety and remarkable harmony of the wine is instantly appealing with no one feature urging for attention. The integration of fruit and complexing winemaking characters like freshly baked bread and mineral provides intrigue and great persistence. A delicious celebration of our Chardonnay vineyards in a glass.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A similarly expressive, opulent and fresh array of nectarine, peach and grapefruit on the nose to the latest release 2014, this has a lightly mealy edge, some lees-derived influence here. The palate has chalky flavorsome appeal, melon and peach flavors, runs open through the finish; lemon and pears to close.
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Wine Spectator
Fresh lemon and grapefruit flavors are focused and mouthwatering, with subtle details of toasted hazelnut, sweet butter and green apple skin that gain momentum on the finish. Appealing for the clarity and focus, delivering a smooth, succulent texture. Drink now through 2025. 517 cases made.
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Felton Road Wines Ltd, in Bannockburn, Central Otago, New Zealand, has planted some of the world's southernmost vineyards. The expression, "growing on the edge," has real meaning in Central Otago, with the lowest rainfall and lowest temperatures of any agricultural region in New Zealand.
Central Otago is located on the southern end of New Zealand's South Island (latitude 45º south) and shares with Oregon (45º north) similar viticultural challenges: late frosts in Spring, early frost in Autumn, a growing season that may be curtailed overnight. Yet the climates of both are surprisingly similar to Burgundy's Côte d'Or: hot in summer, cold in winter. Central Otago is New Zealand's only wine region with a continental - rather than maritime - climate, which results in greater diurnal and seasonal shifts in temperature.
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