Estate Pinot Gris
100% Pinot Gris
This is from our two adjacent Waihopai vineyards. The soils in these blocks are a mixture of clay, gravel and silts. The clays provide lovely mouthfeel and weight to this wine. The viticulture is quite intensive as we undertake shoot, bunch and color thinning in order to ensure low crop levels, full ripening and concentrated flavors. The winemaking for this wine was very straight forward. We are simply seeking to express the wonderful characters we get from these vineyards. The grapes were gently pressed and fermented at cool temperatures to retain the naturally occurring, fresh fruit character. Fermentation was stopped with just a hint of residual sugar and the wine was bottled here at the winery.