Felton Road

Calvert, Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2023

Name: Calvert, Pinot Noir, Central Otago
Brand: Felton Road
Price: 339.53 GBP

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Biodynamic
2023
6x75cl
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£339.53

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

This was the wine singing most in our 2023 tasting, and rates as the best Calvert we have tasted. There is all of that typical Calvert density and structure, yet in 2023 this muscled power is aligned to an attractive, floral fruit and gloriously ripe, smooth texture. There is style, detail, energy and intensity in equal measure. There is a subtle exhibition of power, and is a wine that seems to grow over time. Great energy and concentration with fine, chalky tannins on the finish. This is Felton’s smallest vineyard. The wines have made greater strides in quality than any other in the range , thanks to the increase in vine age. Soils are very clay orientated 25% whole Clusters. 16 Months in 25% French new Oak Barrels.

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Provenance in fine wine

When it comes to purchasing wine, provenance is of upmost importance. A wine’s history – where it’s sourced from and how it’s been stored – can have an enormous influence on the eventual enjoyment it provides. At Justerini & Brooks, we can trace nearly every case back to the domaine, estate or Château it originally came from; we ship from over 200 wine producers throughout the world.

Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

The Journey

Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

This information is sent from our systems to the warehouse every day to ensure the trail of ownership is verified and upheld.

While customer reserves are stored in Corsham, our physical stocks are kept in Hoddesdon, further providing a geographical separation between customers’ wines with Cellarers and Justerinis’ own stock.

Further Reassurance

Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is a legally separate limited company from Justerini & Brooks which currently holds approximately £450 million worth of customer reserves. It is fully insured to catastrophic loss. Many merchants will state that wine in their care is fully insured, but in reality this is on an individual case basis with insufficient cover for total loss as this is prohibitively expensive. The cover provided by Octavian and Justerini & Brooks is unmatched.

Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is audited by PwC every year.

Critic Reviews

93/100

Rebecca Gibb,

Vinous

The 2023 Pinot Noir Calvert is a herbal, scented expression that gives the sense you've just crushed a <em>bouquet garni</em>. It's full, concentrated and sumptuous with ripe black cherries, raspberries and cream. Like other 2023s, this has a richness of tannin and exceptional acidity, coating the palate satisfyingly and providing texture and assurance on the long, spiced finish.

drinking window 2025 - 2038

date of review 02/2025

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.