10-Nov-2017
The Thompson family own 15 ha of land in the Pisa region of Central Otago and produce wines under the TOSQ label, the letters of which stand for ‘T’ for father Carl, who is known as Thomo, ‘O’ for son Oscar, ‘S’ for mother Sue and ‘Q’ for son Quinn. They established 4 ha of vines, planting from 2001, and released their first own-wines from the 2009 vintage. The 3 ha ‘Terrace’ block with Pinot Noir was certified BioGro organic in 2016 and the 1 ha ‘Roadside’ block, planted to Pinot Gris and a little Flora is in conversion, with certification expected in March 2018. The TOSQ wines are made at the Maude facility by Sarah-Kate and Dan Dineen and their team. Here, I review the 2016 Pinot Gris and 2014 Pinot Noir. www.tosq.co.nz
