Bright, moderately deep straw-yellow colour with golden hues
and a suggestion of blush. The nose is
full, broad and openly accessible with complex savoury secondary aromas of
yellow stonefruits lifted by a yellow floral and minerally amalgam lending
vibrancy to the fruit expression.
Medium-dry to taste and
full-bodied, rich and fulsome flavours of savoury, nutty stonefruits form a
well-structured core. The palate unfolds
dry, fine-grained phenolic textures and enlivening acidity to balance the fruit
sweetness, and the mouthfeel has good balance and completeness. The wine follows a tightly bound, dry line
with good drive, leading to a crisp, light finish carried by the acidity. This is a full, developed medium-dry Pinot
Gris with dry textures emerging. Serve
with poultry and pork over the next 3+ years. Hand-picked M2 and 457 Entave clone fruit from
two vineyards, fermented in 2,500 Litre cuves to 13.75% alc. and 12.7 g/L RS,
the wine aged on lees. 17.5+/20 Nov 2014
RRP $21.00
Bright, even, golden-straw yellow colour, lighter on
rim. The nose is fresh and steely with
rich and piquant aromas of apricots and yellow stonefruits, revealing ethereal
honied notes. The aromatics grow to
reveal broad, waxy elements and resinous oak-like hints. Medium-dry to taste, the plate has a melange
of secondary flavours of honey-infused yellow stonefruits, waxy resin and
secondary nutty oxidative notes. The
fruit has weight and richness, but is balanced by crisp and racy underlying
acidity providing palate linearity.
There is some phenolic texture and alcohol drive that carries through to
a long, lingering dry finish with stonefruit and honey flavours. This is an aromatic medium-dry Pinot Gris
with developing stonefruit and honied flavours with a crisp and textured
line. Match with Asian and Middle
Eastern cuisine over the next 3-4 years.
Hand-picked M2 and 457 Entave clone fruit from two vineyards, fermented
in 2,500 Litre cuves to 13.75% alc. and 12.7 g/L RS, the wine aged on
lees. 18.0/20 Oct 2013
RRP $TBA