Pinot Gris from New Zealand - Otago
Review Date : 06-Jun-2012
Bright, pale straw-yellow colour, pale on edge. This has a fresh and attractively aromatic nose of white stonefruits and pears with subtle notes of honey, spices and flint forming a rich and inviting amalgam. Off-dry, this is an elegantly presented wine with good depth and drive of stonefruit, pear and minerally fruit flavours. There is a gentle lusciousness which is balanced by excellent acidity and the wine has a fine textural mouthfeel. The finish is long and sustained with bright floral and honey notes, carried a little by the residual sugar. This gently lush, and fine-featured Pinot Gris is extremely well-balanced to match fine Asian cuisine over the next 4-5 years. Pinot Gris fruit from a Cromwell/Pisa sited vineyard, WBP and fermented in stainless-steel to 13.5% alc. and 11.3 g/L rs. 18.5-/20 Jun 2012 RRP $27.00
