Felton Road, Pinot Noir Calvert other_regions_italy

Felton Road, Pinot Noir Calvert other_regions_italy(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

You could drink this now with food but there is still lots of life in it

It's 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Shiraz

but also considerable aromatic presence

strongly Syrah leathery nose

Like the Malconsorts this intensely mineral-driven effort is somewhat less structured than usual though it certainly doesn’t lack for power and punch

finishing with epic length and depth

good depth and fine tension

This will require at least some forbearance as it’s clearly constructed for the longer-term

Juicy and sweet

(from Les Boirettes and Champ Jendreau)

as it has really come on strong with bottle age

with vines grafted on rootstock because Baron expected phylloxera to arrive eventually