• Off-dry style
• Pear & white peach
• Mandarin & melon
• Lingering finish

Pale gold. Bright fresh aromas of ripe pear, white peach and spice. Rich and luscious with layers of ripe mandarin and melon. The palate is full and the finish is lingering. Drinking beautifully now, this wine will continue to evolve and reward for at least three years from vintage date.

The fruit was sourced from a vineyard in southern Omaka Valley. Destined for a tardive style with no botrytis influence, the fruit was carefully monitored during ripening and harvested in the cool of the evening at maximum flavour maturity and physiological ripeness. This is a warmer site with early budburst allowing a long ripening period well into late autumn. Hang time increases the intensity and ripeness of the characteristic Pinot Gris aromas and gives richness and weight to the palate.

The fruit was crushed and pressed promptly at cool temperatures to extract the full complement of flavour, phenolic and aroma compounds required. Following the settling period the clear juice was racked taking with it a portion of the light fluffy lees, then fermented using selected yeast in stainless steel at moderately cool temperatures to retain fruit flavour and freshness. The fermentation was arrested early to retain some residual sugar, to balance the acidity and add richness.

Food Pairing: An ideal match with soft ripened cheese or crayfish.