Felton Road, Pinot Noir Calvert other_regions deep-coloured Cabernet with less than

deep-coloured Cabernet with less than 5% other Bordeaux varietals

elegance and a real sense of energy

There is a certain restraint to the cool and pure middle weight flavors that possess an attractive sense of underlying tension

but I suspect that it will dissipate once the wine is racked for the bottling

The palate is full and firm with lovely vivacity and loads of mineral sparks

Felton Road, Pinot Noir Calvert other_regions deep-coloured Cabernet with less than(from a 2001 planting on deep silt soil that's not too different from Felton Road's Block 3; vinified with 22% whole clusters), Healthy medium red. Slightly darker and less open to inspection than the Bannockburn Pinot; more brooding on the nose but still more red fruit than black, with attractive floral spicy lift. A rather tight, youthfully compact wine with a strong element of spicy underbrush and modest sweetness to its dark raspberry and