Central Otago · New Zealand
The Elms Vineyard
Felton Road's original vineyard at the western end of Felton Road. Soil, slope and elevation vary markedly between blocks; named Block 2 Chardonnay and Block 3 and Block 5 Pinot Noir come from specific sectors within the site.
| Producer | Felton Road |
|---|---|
| Appellation / classification | Bannockburn |
| Location | Central Otago, New Zealand |
| Total area | 14.7 ha |
| Elevation | 260–330 m |
| Aspect | Predominantly north-facing valley; Block 2 slopes east and Block 6 occupies a steeper north-facing slope. |
| Soils | Waenga soils on deep schist-derived fan material with loess and calcium carbonate; Lochar schist gravels with thin loess and bands of sandy clay loam. |
| Geology | Schist parent material, ancient lake-bed sediments, alluvial fan gravels and wind-blown loess. |
| Grape varieties | Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling |
| Rootstocks | Multiple estate trial rootstocks |
| Clones / selections | Multiple Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling selections |
| Planting years / vine age | Blocks 1–9 planted 1992–1994; Blocks 10–13 planted in 2001; continuing selective replanting. |
| Planting density | 2,667 vines/ha in the original blocks; 4,000 vines/ha in Blocks 10–13. |
| Training system | VSP; cane-pruned double Guyot. |
| Irrigation | Applied only when monitored soil moisture requires it, generally during dry late-summer periods. |
| Farming | 100% organic and biodynamic; hand shoot thinning, positioning, leaf removal and bunch thinning. |
| Certifications | Demeter, BioGro Organic |
| Harvest method | Selective hand harvest with blocks, clones, rootstocks and trials kept separate. |
| Data quality | official-source |
| Record updated | 2026-07-18 |
Felton Road estate context
Four estate vineyards in Bannockburn, Central Otago, planted mainly to Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling on low-fertility, free-draining soils.
Estate farming: Organic and biodynamic estate viticulture since 2002; hand canopy work and selective hand picking.
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official · accessed 2026-07-18
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