{"product_id":"2025-felton-road-bannockburn-pinot-noir","title":"2025 Felton Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 Points Halliday: Savoury Precision from Felton Road’s Four Bannockburn Vineyards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2025 Felton Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir brings together Cornish Point, Calvert, MacMuir and The Elms in a finely textured expression of Central Otago. Awarded \u003cstrong\u003e95 points by Dave Brookes, Halliday\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is Pinot Noir built on aromatic detail, silty tannins and structural tension rather than fruit sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy Wine Man on Felton Road\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFelton Road is a reference point for Central Otago Pinot Noir, and Bannockburn offers a compelling introduction to the estate’s style. Rather than isolating a single vineyard, this blend brings four sites into conversation: Cornish Point, Calvert, MacMuir and The Elms. Maturation for 13 months in French oak, 24% new, frames the fruit with barrel spice while keeping the wine’s savoury, mineral character at the centre. For us, the appeal is the balance between expressive perfume and quietly insistent structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFresh and dried florals rise above cherry compote, raspberry and wild thyme, with fennel tops, barrel spice, cured meat and leaf-litter complexity. The palate is finely textured and savoury, layering raspberry, red and dark cherry, and blood orange over fine, silty tannins and a mineral line. Spice and herbs linger through a long, detailed finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDave Brookes, Halliday, 95 Points:\u003c\/strong\u003e “A blend across four vineyards: Cornish Point, Calvert, MacMuir and The Elms; matured for 13 months in French oak, 24% new. The wine leads with seductive aromas of fresh and dried floral tones along with cherry compote, wild thyme, raspberry, fennel tops, barrel spice and a hint of cured meats and leaf litter. The palate is finely textured, revealing a savoury core of raspberry, red and dark cherry and blood orange, dusted with Medina spice and balanced by fine, silty tannins and a mineral line. It’s a wine driven by structural tension rather than fruit sweetness, finishing with a long draw of pure flavour and a complex spice-and-herb array.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle \u0026amp; Drinking Window\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA medium-bodied, savoury Pinot Noir with fine-grained tannins, fragrant red fruit and a tension-led finish. Our suggested drinking window is 2026–2033, depending on storage and your preference for youthful fruit or more developed savoury notes. Try a gentle 30–60-minute decant when opening young, tasting as it unfolds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fragrant cherry fruit, wild herbs and fine tannins of the 2025 Felton Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir make it an elegant match for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mymeatman.com\/products\/new-zealand-frozen-waitoa-accredited-free-range-chicken-tenderloin-400-g\"\u003eWaitoa Free Range Chicken Tenderloin\u003c\/a\u003e from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mymeatman.com\"\u003eMy Meat Man\u003c\/a\u003e. The wine’s raspberry and cherry flavours complement the chicken’s delicate, lean texture, while its thyme and savoury spice notes echo herb-led seasoning beautifully, whether pan-seared with thyme, grilled over a gentle flame, or oven-roasted with mushrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy This Is a Smart Buy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003eHK$399\u003c\/strong\u003e, this offers a four-vineyard view of Felton Road’s Bannockburn Pinot Noir, supported by Dave Brookes’ 95-point Halliday review. The attraction is not simply the score: it is the combination of floral lift, savoury complexity and fine structure in a bottle that can bring detail to dinner now or reward a little patience in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a Different Style?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/2021-burn-cottage-central-otago-pinot-noir\"\u003e2021 Burn Cottage Central Otago Pinot Noir\u003c\/a\u003e – a biodynamic Central Otago alternative focused on purity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/2024-giant-steps-yarra-valley-pinot-noir\"\u003e2024 Giant Steps Yarra Valley Pinot Noir\u003c\/a\u003e – bright cherry, savoury earth and refined cool-climate tannins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/2018-grosset-gaia-clare-valley-cabernet-blend\"\u003e2018 Grosset Gaia Clare Valley Cabernet Blend\u003c\/a\u003e – a more structured Cabernet-led direction, with cassis and cedar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6194\/1061\/files\/image_0ca74d61-4e59-46c5-827b-81475582fdfa.png?v=1783064639\" alt=\"Life is too short to drink bad wine\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 400px; height: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Wine Man","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46354228641861,"sku":"RDPNNZ25FB00750","price":399.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6194\/1061\/files\/felton-road-bannockburn-pinot-noir.jpg?v=1785988148","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineman.com\/products\/2025-felton-road-bannockburn-pinot-noir","provider":"My Wine Man","version":"1.0","type":"link"}