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Region: Yarra Valley
Grapes: Pinot Gris
First Glance: Ripe, Dry, Pear, Spice
The Wine:
Pinot Gris taken from the View vineyard up near the winery. Planted 1997 on its own roots on the west side of the hill. The idea behind this wine is to make full use of the textural characteristics of the Pinot Gris grape – high acid, high alcohol and crunchy
phenolics in the skin.
The fruit was crushed by feet and left for three days to macerate before pressing at max pressure for 8-hours.
Fermented in large format barrels with full solids and left on gross lees for 18 months without topping. Racked cleanly to stainless steel before
bottling in October 2025.
The Review:
Mike Bennie, The Wine Front - 95pts
"It nods in the direction of Jura with its brine and amontillado scents, a classic line of nashi pear jumps in, toasted, mixed nuts chimes in. What a perfume! Exotic flavours persist too, yes, some pear drop and similar, but mouth-watering saline notes take over, the green almond and hazelnut savouriness runs through, a sizzle through the finish. All this light juiciness bound in feathery, chalky pucker. Just outstanding. Unique too, if that needs to be said."
