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NEW RELEASES — May 2009




Felton Road 2007 Dry Riesling2008 Dry Riesling

Intense aromas of pear, citrus and floral characters lead to flavours of mandarin and classic Riesling spice. Vibrant, mineral and crisp on the palate with sufficient fruit weight and texture that tapers to a long and dry finish. A classic dry style of Riesling.

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Felton Road 2007 Riesling2008 Riesling

Delicate floral and mineral characters on the nose introduce this boldly sweet fruited wine. Pure citrus flavours coat the palate and integrate well with the residual sweetness. The crisp acid and low alcohol balances the sweetness giving the wine great presence, harmony and length.



Felton Road 2007 Riesling2008 Riesling Block 1

The nose is a subtle interplay of spring blossom, spice, ripe stonefruits and delicate honeyed characters. The palate is luscious and weighty with superb clarity and flavours that mirror the aromas. Mouth-coating and unabashed sweetness gives the wine tremendous length.

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Felton Road 2006 Elms Chardonnay2008 Vin Gris

A summer bouquet of strawberries and cream and even cherry pie. The flavours, suggestive of its Pinot Noir origin, are encased in a charming and generous mouthfeel. A very pale salmon colour… a uniquely different: frivolous, but not trivial wine!

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Felton Road 2007 Chardonnay2008 Chardonnay

A nose of pink grapefruit, with hints of florals and white peach. The palate is both crisp and very textural, broad and plush but with no hint of fatness. The ripe fruit is held in check by crisp acidity, with both being overwhelmed by a rich minerality in the powerful finish of the wine. This wine continues the recent trend for our Chardonnay to become broader and less austere, yet maintaining tension and minerality.



Felton Road 2007 Chardonnay2007 Chardonnay Block 2

Pink grapefruit, subtle oak and mineral characters introduce this serious styled Chardonnay. The mouthfeel expresses careful restraint, balance and a nervous energy. An expressive and pure wine of minerality, intensity and length.

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Felton Road 2007 Pinot Noir2008 Pinot Noir

Deep garnet with purple hints. A rather brooding nose of ripe raspberry countered with earth, toast and dark perfume... maybe deep red rose petals. The palate displays a plush, cushioned silkiness, with interplay of juicy, mouthwatering acid and ripe, rich raspberry and boysenberry fruit, offset with dusty bramble leaf. The finish is long and relatively complex for such a youthful wine, displaying minerals with dusty tannin and a kick of mocha.



Felton Road 2007 Pinot Noir Calvert2007 Pinot Noir Calvert

Bright and vibrant, the wine has vivid florals, cherry and plum on the nose and a crystalline palate of pure, red cherry and spices with excellent drive. The finish contrasts with a persistence of ripe cherry chocolate and dusty tannins. Silky, yet without a hint of heaviness, this wine displays the classic Calvert character of elegance and energy.

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Felton Road 2007 Pinot Noir Cornish Point2008 Pinot Noir Cornish Point

Yet again Cornish Point displays it characteristic exoticism: brooding dark fruit, spices, violets, cinnamon, even cedar on the nose confirm themselves in the rich, broad palate. A hint of oak as always in the young wine, which will disappear as the palate grows even more intense with age. Chewy chocolate richness helps build a sustained finish.



Felton Road 2007 Pinot Noir Block 32008 Pinot Noir Block 3

As is often the case, the initial entry of the wine is the lightest of all the 2008 Pinot Noirs: expressing crushed herbs and minerality.
Then the wine starts to build through the palate as earthy raspberry and cherry kick in, stepping up a gear as chocolate, mocha and minerality combine with rich, fine tannin to overwhelm the fruit in a long and very powerful finish. Textbook Block 3.

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Felton Road 2006 Pinot Noir Block 52007 Pinot Noir Block 5

Aromas of cherry and plum evolving to memories of rooms containing leather couches and wood panelling. Pure, expressive and generous while retaining a delicate elegance that only great Pinot Noir vineyards can achieve. A well structured wine of ripe and round tannin, and impeccable clarity and flow that typifies Block 5.

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