Classic Marlborough Pinot Gris

This delicious Pinot Gris has ripe and juicy stone fruit, pear, and quince flavours with a hint of spice. The luscious fruit flavours are balanced with a mouth-watering acidity.

Our Classic wines capture the most vibrant flavours in each variety. Pure in flavour and expression, our wines reflect the best of Marlborough.

Winemaking Notes

The 2023 growing season started with above average bunch numbers in most districts in Marlborough. Unsettled and cooler weather over flowering resulted in loose and lighter bunches, with the net effect of producing average yields across most varieties and regions. The weather around the time of veraison was unstable, and at times threatening. We just missed out on the destruction of the cyclone that hit the east coast of the North Island. The weather then settled into a pattern reminiscent of the harvests in the early 2000s. The nights were particularly cool, and this helped to arrest any small levels of botrytis that had started in the early unsettled weather. It was a vintage where patience was rewarded and those who waited harvested fully ripe grapes with concentrated flavours and classic acidity. After a careful harvest when perfectly ripe, our Pinot Gris was taken straight to our winery for pressing. The juice was fermented at cool temperatures, using selected yeast strains, to capture the expressive fruit flavour and aromatics.

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