FELTON ROAD - Chardonnay Block 6 - 2019

FELTON ROAD

Chardonnay Block 6 2019

Fruit from Block 6 of the Elms vineyard. Mendoza clone (vine age mostly 26 years). 16 months' élevage in older (minimum 5-year-old) oak.
Rather broader and more intense than the Block 2 with stone-fruit flavours on the palate and even a hint of popcorn. There is definite richness on the palate entry that must be quite unusual within New Zealand. A little more California than NZ? Long and well contained.


About Jancis Robinson

Described by Decanter magazine as 'the most respected wine critic and journalist in the world', Jancis writes daily for JancisRobinson.com (voted first-ever Wine Website of the Year in the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers Awards 2010), weekly for The Financial Times, and bi-monthly for a column that is syndicated around the world. She is also editor of The Oxford Companion to Wine, co-author with Hugh Johnson ofThe World Atlas of Wine and co-author of Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours, each of these books recognised as a standard reference worldwide.