Felton Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir – 2016

If you’re looking for a wine to accompany your Christmas turkey, then look no further. New Zealand’s most famous Pinot Noir is the perfect wine for Christmas lunch with its charmingly perfumed woodland fruit flavours, fresh acidity, elegance and restrained power. “The immediate potpourri of flowers on the nose is gracefully entwined with subtle minerality. The palate begins precise and playful, showing sandalwood and fine spice notes. A surprising breadth that the tight focus doesn’t immediately reveal. Balanced and complete: possessing lovely charm, harmony and a persistent finale. Irresistible in its youth but further complexities will no doubt emerge.” Winemaker Blair Walter.