12-Sep-2011
3 Terraces is a small family-run vineyard located on Dakins Road, near Gladstone. Mike and Irene George established their plantings in a 9.3 ha site overlooking the Ruamahanga River in 1999 and named the wine after the series of terraces made up of fertile loan on free-draining gravel, the soil considered ideal for grapegrowing. The vineyard is planted to 75% Pinot Noir, 15% Pinot Gris and 10% Sauvignon Blanc. The George's family tend the vineyard for low yields and the wine made by Jon McNab of Fairmont Estate. The 2010 Pinot Gris and Noir are reviewed here.
