PINOT GRIS: 2020

Single Vineyard - Hand Picked
 
Price: $27
 
Tasting Notes:
 
Sight: Light-straw with a gold hue and a bright clarity
Smell: A delightful array of nashi pear, toasted almond, white blossoms, and perhaps a hint of nougat
Taste: ‘Luscious’ is the first word that leaps to mind. A medium bodied wine with an elegant soft creamy texture. It rolls with fresh fruit flavours such as pear and rock melon and these persist through to a soft dry finish. An extremely satisfying wine
 
Pairing: A food friendly style, an ideal companion to pork and chicken dishes or enjoy with pâtés and hard cheeses
 
Cellaring: Up to 4 years
 
RS: 4.0g/L / Alc: 13.5% / TA: 4.9g/L / pH: 3.39
 
Grape-growers: Chris & Dave Macdonald 
 
Location: Bladen Vineyard, Conders Bend Road, Marlborough
 
Soils: Silty loam over free draining gravels
 
Training: Vertical shoot positioning
 
Harvest: 21st March, 2019

Winemaker: Rowan Langdon