Collection: Felton Road | Central Otago Pinot Noir & Chardonnay

Felton Road is one of the defining producers of the Southern Hemisphere — a Central Otago estate committed to uncompromising quality since 1991. A strict 100% estate policy, fully organic and biodynamic viticulture (BioGro and Demeter certified), and a minimal-intervention approach to winemaking — including gravity-flow techniques, wild yeasts, and no fining or filtration — exist for a single purpose: to allow the four Bannockburn vineyards to express themselves as purely as possible. The result is Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that have established Felton Road among the most respected producers in the Southern Hemisphere.

While Felton Road is internationally celebrated for Bannockburn Pinot Noir, the estate’s Chardonnay expressions reflect the same philosophy of site transparency and minimal intervention — wines shaped by precision, balance, and a clear sense of place.

The Bannockburn Vineyards

Felton Road farms four properties totalling 34 ha in the Bannockburn subregion of Central Otago — Cornish Point, Calvert, MacMuir, and The Elms. The estate blend, Bannockburn Pinot Noir, brings together the character of all four sites into a unified expression of the house philosophy. The vineyard-designated wines allow collectors to explore the individuality of each site, shaped by differences in soil, aspect, and vineyard location.

MacMuir represents one of the estate’s most distinctive individual vineyard expressions, with its own character within the broader Bannockburn landscape. It demonstrates how Felton Road’s approach preserves the identity of each vineyard rather than blending those differences away.

Why Bannockburn?

Bannockburn is one of Central Otago’s most distinguished subregions — a landscape of schist-based soils, high altitude, intense sunlight, and significant day-to-night temperature variation that allows grapes to ripen slowly while preserving the natural acidity that defines the region’s finest Pinot Noir.

Felton Road’s philosophy is to preserve the differences between its four vineyard sites rather than correct them in the winery, allowing each block to retain its individual identity. This approach places the focus on the relationship between place, season, and vineyard rather than a single house style.

The Range

The Felton Road range at Wine Sellers Direct spans the Bannockburn estate blend across multiple vintages and the MacMuir vineyard-designated expression — two distinct pathways into understanding the estate.

The Bannockburn Pinot Noir range reflects the character of each growing season: the 2025 represents a recent vintage shaped by careful vineyard management and precision; the 2020 reflects the refinement and balance associated with a cooler extended season; while the 2019 offers the maturity and development that comes with additional bottle age. MacMuir sits as a more site-specific expression, offering collectors the opportunity to explore the character of an individual Bannockburn vineyard.

Together, these wines demonstrate the depth of Felton Road’s estate approach — from the harmony of the Bannockburn blend to the individuality of vineyard-designated releases.

How to Choose

New to Felton Road? Start with Bannockburn Pinot Noir — the estate expression that brings together the character of all four vineyards and provides the clearest introduction to Felton Road’s philosophy.

Exploring vineyard expression? Choose MacMuir — a vineyard-designated release for those who want to understand how individual Bannockburn sites shape the personality and structure of the wine.

Seeking bottle maturity? Choose the 2019 or 2020 Bannockburn — older releases that demonstrate how Felton Road evolves with time and the additional complexity gained through bottle ageing.