2008 Pinot Gris

Winemaker’s Notes

Harvest date                  15 – 16 April 2008

Sugars at harvest          23.4 – 24.0 Brix

Bottling date                  22 August 2008

Cases produced             650

Alcohol                            13.5%

Residual Sugars             12 g/L

pH                                    3.43

T/A                                  5.9 g/L

This wine was produced from fruit grown in the

Moutere Hills which underwent 100% whole-cluster pressing.

15% aged sur lie in aged French oak barrels for 4 months,

85% aged sur lie in stainless steel tanks.

Tasting Notes:

Concentrated Pinot Gris with strong varietal characters.

Citrus blossom, pears and tropical fruit aromas and flavours

combine with a firm backbone of minerality and acidity.

Oily, opulent textures fill the mouth and linger on the palate.