{"product_id":"2025-felton-road-cornish-point-pinot-noir-750ml","title":"2025 Felton Road Cornish Point Pinot Noir 750ml","description":"\u003ch3\u003eOverview\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA distinctive single-vineyard Pinot Noir from Felton Road’s Cornish Point Vineyard in Bannockburn, Central Otago. The 2025 release combines vibrant red fruit and florals with an opulent texture, fine tannins and a long, energetic finish. Cameron Douglas MS awarded the wine 97 points.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eVineyard\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCornish Point Vineyard is surrounded on three sides by Lake Dunstan, creating a distinctive mesoclimate within Bannockburn. Fine loess and silt soils overlie alluvial gravels with calcareous seams. Vineyard work including shoot thinning, positioning, leaf plucking, bunch thinning and harvest is carried out by hand, while cover crops are grown between the rows to support vine balance, soil health and biodiversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eVintage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2025 season began with abundant spring rainfall before a significant katabatic frost struck on 3 November. Many vines recovered through secondary growth and favourable flowering conditions helped compensate for the early losses. A prolonged dry summer with even temperatures slowed ripening and concentrated flavour. Cornish Point was harvested from 25 March to 1 April, with the extended ripening period contributing breadth, harmony and finesse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWinemaking\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFruit was gently destemmed by gravity directly into open-top fermenters, with 23% retained as whole clusters. Traditional fermentation and a moderately long maceration on skins developed colour, tannin and depth. Indigenous yeast and natural malolactic fermentation were used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine matured for 13 months in French oak barrels from Burgundian coopers, with 24% new oak. It was bottled without fining or filtration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eProducer Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Inviting and attractive aromatics provide immediate focus of what is about to come: a wave of classic florals underpinned with cherry and raspberry. A burst of rich fruit leads the palate to a mouthfeel that is opulent and seductive. The vibrant finish is complimented with a fine dust of tannin lining the fruit and spice characters. A typical Cornish Point and immensely satisfying wine to aptly celebrate the vineyard’s 25th year!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCritic Reviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97 \/ 100 — Cameron Douglas MS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n“A fascinating wine with a bouquet of site then style, quite youthful and ‘locked up’ still … Complex and persistent, a wine that requires cellar time to ensure all the players have a voice.”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTasted August 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eProducer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFelton Road farms four estate vineyards in Bannockburn, Central Otago under a strict 100% estate-grown philosophy. Its vineyards are certified organic by BioGro and biodynamic by Demeter. The winery uses gravity flow, indigenous yeasts, natural malolactic fermentation and a hands-off approach designed to preserve vineyard expression. Felton Road is also B Corp certified and a member of International Wineries for Climate Action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pinot Noir\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e New Zealand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central Otago\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubregion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bannockburn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVineyard:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cornish Point Vineyard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eViticulture:\u003c\/strong\u003e Certified Organic and Biodynamic; hand harvested\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhole Cluster:\u003c\/strong\u003e 23%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFermentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Open-top fermentation with indigenous yeast and natural malolactic fermentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaturation:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13 months in French oak barrels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNew Oak:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFining \/ Filtration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unfined and unfiltered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrinking Window:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2032–2042+ (Cameron Douglas MS)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Malvern Valley Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48950617178200,"sku":"1702493202","price":114.45,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0576\/5994\/9144\/files\/2025FeltonRoadCornishPointPinotNoir.png?v=1790132343","url":"https:\/\/mvliquor.com.au\/zh\/products\/2025-felton-road-cornish-point-pinot-noir-750ml","provider":"Malvern Valley Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}