Description
This Pinot Gris has fresh and intense aromatics of pear, red apple and honeysuckle, leading to a rich and textured mouthfeel with a delicious off-dry finish.
Awards
Bronze International Wine Challenge (IWC)
Bronze Decanter Medal
87 pts Decanter Points
Alcohol
13.5%
Analytical data
dry
5.8 g/l residual sugar
5.6 g/l acidity
3.57 pH
Vineyard
This wine consists of a variety of parcels blended from different vineyard sites across several key regions. The warmer Gisborne and Hawkes Bay regions provide ripe fruit with soft acidity and the South Island provides freshness and aromatics.
Vinification
The fruit is gently pressed and the juice settled and clarified prior to cool fermentation in stainless steel tanks with selected aromatic yeast strains.
Was malolactic fermentation used: notSelected
Was high-solid fermentation used: notSelected
Maturation
A brief period of yeast lees ageing follows prior to blending and preparation for bottling.
Bottling
Closure: Screw top