Curly Flat Pinot Gris 2018

“Pinot Gris that just sizzles. What a beauty. Personality and interest with a soothing embrace to close. Bless. Whole bunch pressed, wild yeast fermented and time in fourth use French oak (100%) for five months. A Pinot Gris with plenty of front, there’s lots to adore about its self-confidence. Dashes of citrus zest and brown spice flank the pear and apple fruit aromas that welcome you. A riverstone like thread of minerality holds the poached pear fruit in check with soft canned apples lingering long. Creamy feels through the mouth add further appeal and show a different, more reserved side to its personality. Neatly packaged up by brown spices which hum softly through the mouth, this lingers deliciously long with silty feels. What a beauty it is!”

94 points, Steve Leszczynski
Q Wine

“One of Australia’s benchmarks for Pinot Gris, this is a fuller flavoured and figured white with great volume of perfume, slippery texture, a core of pear-like fruit character and fine chalky puffs of mineral-like detail. It’s long and luxurious but doesn’t overstep the mark, retaining a sense of finesse and poise. Delicious, is the byword.”

93 points, Mike Bennie
Wine Business Magazine

“Cool climates yield the best pinot gris. This is intense, delicious, not pretending to be bone-dry but full of charm and fruit and a subtle patina of oak from barrel fermentation. Creamy, spicy, talcy, dried floral aromas mixed up with various stone fruits. Lovely wine.”

93 points, Huon Hooke
The Real Review

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Each year we strive to deliver a Gris that explores the potential of this variety. Our cool climate instils each release with minerality and natural acid backbone, providing for a wine with true character.

Limited stock, now only available as a single dozen.

Bouquet
An array of aromatics ranging from perfumed apple blossom, to fresh cut pear and citrus notes that merge with savoury spaces and fresh baked pastry.

Palate
Mouth watering! Rich pear and zesty stone fruits meet a glistening acidity that simply floats along a creamy, textural palate that’s flavoursome and long.

Cellaring Suggestions
Immediate enjoyment is guaranteed as is an easy five years in the cellar.

Alcohol: 13.8%
Closure: Screw cap
Maturation: Five months in old French oak.

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Release notes current.

Harvest date	28th March 2018
Clones used	IV7
Rootstock	Teleki 5C
Vine age	18
Trellis	Geneva Double Curtain
Soil type	Volcanic Basalt
Fruit Handling	Whole bunch pressed

pH	3.20
Titratable acidity g/L	7.5
Malic acidity g/L	2.1g/L
Baume / Alcohol	13.8%

% whole bunch	0%
Yeast	Indigenous
Malolactic fermentation	10%

New	0%
Second fill	0%
Third fill	100%
Maturation	6

Fining / filtration	Yes
Available formats	750ml

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