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FELTON ROAD CALVERT PINOT NOIR 2022

95 Points
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Biodynamic
Organic
  • Closure: Screw Cap
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  • Volume: 750ml
  • Alcohol: 14.0%
  • Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
  • Natural: Biodynamic, Organic

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Winery notes (2022 Vintage)
"Felton Road farms four properties totalling 34 ha in the Bannockburn subregion of Central Otago. Calvert Vineyard is located on Felton Road and is just 1km east of The Elms Vineyard and the winery. The soils at Calvert are deep heavy silts with a thin layer of loess topsoil.

The unique gravity flow winery enabled the grapes to be gently destemmed directly into open-top fermenters without harsh pumping with approximately 25% retained as whole clusters. Long pre-fermentation soaks of 8-10 days prior to fermentation with indigenous yeasts and punched down by hand up to two times per day with a total time on skins of 21-24 days. Pressed off and barrels filled immediately by gravity to the underground barrel cellars. The wine spent 16 months in barrel (28% new French) with two rackings and no fining or filtration, before bottling in early-September 2023.

Characteristic Calvert florals lead the nose with violets and dark rose petals dominating. The warmer 2022 vintage attempts to outplay the vineyard character, but as we have come to learn with this vineyard, Calvertness is rarely, if ever, outclassed. The deep silt soils and naturally moderated vine vigour provides intensity and detailed, elegant tannins. Fine and regal: a classic Calvert."


Reviews for previous vintages below…


5 Stars Michael Cooper (2021 Vintage)
"Grown in the Calvert Vineyard at Bannockburn – 1 kilometre east of the winery – matured in French oak barriques (25 per cent new in 2021), and bottled unfined and unfiltered, the vibrant 2021 vintage is deeply coloured and ripely perfumed. Full-bodied, it is very savoury and rich, with impressive complexity and harmony, and fine, supple tannins. Best drinking 2026+."


5 Stars & 95/100 Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review, September 2021 (2020 Vintage)
"Elegant, firmly-structured pinot noir with floral, spice, plum and red cherry flavours. Youthful and a little closed at this stage but with the potential to develop well with bottle age. Aerate for best results."


96/100 James Suckling (2019 Vintage)
"A very vibrant and ripe Calvert with attractively spicy oak integration, as well as abundant red and dark cherries. Super fragrant. The palate is so silky and plush, packed with concentrated, fresh red-cherry flavour. Blueberry finish. Drink or hold."


95/100 Cameron Douglas MS, July 2020 (2018 Vintage)
"If you get the opportunity to visit the Calvert vineyard – and I hope you do – then the air and soil scents you can’t help but notice are the first two aromas of this wine – sweet air and a clay-sand- gravel soil smell. The rest of the bouquet is all pinosity and complexity with with scents of rose, ripe cranberry and sweet red cherry, there’s also a savoury dried herb note adding further complexity and depth. On the palate – youthful, savoury, fruity and complex with a core of mineral and dried herb contrasted by ripe red fruit flavours. Tannins are fine and chalky, abundant and alongside the medium+ acidity – mouthwatering and just salty. The palate is long, focused and detailed. Great use of oak with just enough to notice adding flavour, texture and depth. Well made with best drinking from 2022 through 2032+."

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