Felton Road Block 3 Pinot Noir 2024

In Blairs words - The first encounter tells you it could only be Block 3. Characteristic spice and herbs, dark cherry, leather and mocha. The superb 2024 vintage shows the place clearer than ever, delivered in a wine that’s poised as well as profound. Cascades of deep dark fruit on the palate build to reveal real authority rather than just weight. The tannins are waiting, providing a framework for the depth of fruit, then ultimately giving a sustained, indulgent finish.  An emphatically opulent Block 3 with the potential to be benchmark.

Critics thoughts -  Aromas of ripe strawberries, plums and granite with a mineral undertone. It’s tannic with chewy tannins and a crushed character. Smoky, too. From organically grown grapes.  Needs a few more years of bottle age to soften, but it’s already impressive.  James Suckling – 98 Points

My first taste revealed a wine of great intensity and flavours that suggested cacao nibs, mocha, dark cherry, cassis, black-fleshed plum in centre-stage with an undercurrent of assorted spices, and floral/deep red rose petals flavours. An heroic pinot noir that, while carrying the Block 3 signature, has greater structure than usual. I put it to the test by tasting the wine over three days. While deliciously accessible when first opened it retained its appeal until the end of day three.  Bob Campbell MW – 97 Points