2023 Felton Road Pinot Noir Block 3
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The 2023 Block 3 Pinot Noir is powerful and positively saturated in flavor and tannin. It is dripping with it. There are notes of black cherries, mulberries, blood plum, blood orange, a hint of cocoa powder, a suggestion of sweet tobacco and roasted game. It's got it all. The tannins feel to melt into the fruit in the way that seams of fat render into wagyu. This is excellent. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous
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RS 0 g/l. Mid crimson. Deeply and enticingly rich if not yet charming. Finely spiced dark-red fruit. Dark-red fruit on the palate, already velvety in texture, the tannins running deep like the flavour. Beautifully balanced for the long term, if you can resist it now. Elegantly dark on the finish. (JH)
Real structure. In this case, I can see complexity and fruit as well as the tannin. Good balance. (JR)
The 2023 Pinot Noir Block 3 is not quite as fruity as the rest of the range, being a little more floral and restrained. It is taut and focused with excellent precision and tension. Festive spiced cake, blackberry and wild raspberry unfurl, finish with long, long length.