2007 Pinot Gris

 

Winemaker’s Notes

 

Harvest date                   10 – 11 April 2007

Sugars at harvest            23.3 – 24.2 Brix

Bottling date                  22 August 2007

Cases produced               617

 

Alcohol                            13.5%

Residual Sugars                8 g/L

pH                                  3.35

T/A                                 6.6 g/L

 

 

This wine was produced from estate-grown

fruit which underwent 100% whole-cluster pressing.

20% aged sur lie in aged French oak barrels for 4 months,

80% 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.