The wine is named after the Cornish Point Vineyard, a 7.6-hectare piece of land located on a narrow peninsula in Bannockburn, surrounded by Lake Dunstan. Because it sits at a low altitude near the lake, it is usually the first vineyard that Felton Road picks at harvest. The vineyard is 100% organic and biodynamic. In the winery, they use spontaneous native yeast fermentation and 20% to 25% whole-bunch clusters, aging for roughly 13 months in French oak (20–25% new), and bottling without fining or filtration – with screw caps of course.
A medium-depth garnet-burgundy red in the glass. Red cherry, cranberry, bramble, roasted beets and carrots, dried herbs and lilac florals in the perfume. This wine has weight and power on the mid-palate, but with the buoyant acidity, polished tannins and tart fruit it seems deceptively delicate, linear, and more restrained than the big brothers from the Elms Vineyard. Quite a ‘transparent’ wine without too much polish. The finish is smooth though, and has a little caramel sweetness to it. 94pts
