Valli Waitaki Pinot Gris 2023
$39.90 inc. GST
Accolades:
94/100 – Cameron Douglas MS
93/100 – Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
“A delicious wine with aromas and flavours of sweet green pear and red apple flesh, there’s a fine flinty layer and quiet spice seam through the palate. Plenty of acidity for freshness and to carry the flavours, there’s a fine texture too with a soft chalky mouthfeel and quality. Well made, pure and delicious. Best drinking from late 2025 through 2030+.” – Cameron Douglas MS
“The 2023 Waitaki Vineyard Pinot Gris is incredibly fresh on the nose and leads with pear drop and green apple skins, white pepper and sourdough crust. In the mouth, the wine is creamy, nutty and silky; it unfurls rather than “lands” in the mouth, and the fine acidity spools through the finish. Good wine!” – Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
Tasting Note: “A pale golden hue with aromas of pear blossom, nashi pear, lemon, cream soda, and sea salt. The palate is complex and layered with flavours of crunchy pear, lemon zest, lime juice, and green apple; complementing a finely textured palate with great flow and salivating acidity. This sophisticated young wine is both charming and intense. It aptly captures the ethereal nature of the Waitaki and has great ageing potential. This Pinot Gris is engaging on its own but shows real magic when paired with delicious cuisine.” – Jen Parr
Winemaking Notes: Small bunches (average 75g) were hand-harvested from three neighbouring vineyards on the 22nd April 2023. Both lots were whole bunch pressed for gentle extraction. After overnight settling, 48% was racked to neutral white barriques and the rest was racked to a stainless steel tank. The fermentation was intentionally long and slow with partial malolactic fermentation occurring and delayed sulphuring which resulted in a dry and finely textured wine. It spent 6 months on fermentation lees in both barrel and tank, contributing to the silky texture. Dry, <2g/l residual sugar. 740 dozen total production.
Alcohol: 13.5%
Variety: Pinot Gris
Region: Waitaki Valley, North Otago, New Zealand
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