Mahi Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020

15 December 2020By Yvonne

Mahi Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020 $22 Supremely refined and elegant, deliciously dry, yet saturated with crisp nashi notes. Cleansing, quartz textures, electric acidity and energiser bunny persistence of flavour means it’ll perk up even the most flaccid of palates. Yum! Softly spiced, refreshing and darn lovely to drink. http://www.mahiwine.co.nz  

Colere SolEra Marlborough Pinot Blanc-Pinot Gris NV

24 November 2020By Yvonne

Colere SolEra Marlborough Pinot Blanc-Pinot Gris NV $33 Gorgeously golden in the glass, this blend of pinot gris and pinot blanc comes from the Kerner Vineyard, one of New Zealand’s most renown vineyard sites. So how has it been constructed? Essentially winemaker Julian Richards has cleverly blended one-barrel of 2012 Pinot Gris/Pinot Blanc Blanc with … Read More

Junction Pastime Central Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2019

12 November 2020By Yvonne

Junction Pastime Central Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2019 $22 One sip and it’s blindingly obvious as to how this wine romped into a trophy spot at the Hawke’s Bay Wine Awards.  With its aromas of crisp apple and nashi and cleansing, dry, white pepper, musky ginger and five-spice characters. Nicely balanced, it’s an apple-edged, aromatic … Read More

Middle Earth Nelson Pinot Gris 2020

11 November 2020By Yvonne

Middle Earth Nelson Pinot Gris 2020 $22  My number-one match for pumpkin soup has always been good pinot gris, and that’s not about to change now that I’ve tasted Middle Earth’s new delish offering. There’s something about the rich, spiced nashi notes and juicy, cleansing, luscious mouthfeel in this wine that makes it perfect with … Read More

Flaxmore Nelson Pinot Gris 2019

2 October 2020By Yvonne

Flaxmore Nelson Pinot Gris 2019 $22 Stuart and Patricia Anderson craft pinot gris from the French Alsace clone 457 (sounds superflash right?) grown in their Moutere Hills vineyard. Most kiwi pinot gris comes from highly floral German clones, while this French clone creates a stylish, spicy, flavour spectrum studded with softly grainy textures and a … Read More

Rock Ferry Trig Hill Central Otago Pinot Gris 2018

29 September 2020By Yvonne

Rock Ferry Trig Hill Central Otago Pinot Gris 2018 $40 This is one of my favourite New Zealand pinot gris wines hands down. Hands all over the place in fact. Hand-harvested, whole bunch pressed and only the free-run juice was fermented with a combo of cultured and wild yeasts in a mixture of stainless steel … Read More

Spade Oak The Prospect Gisborne Pinot Gris 2019

18 September 2020By Yvonne

Spade Oak The Prospect Gisborne Pinot Gris 2019 $28 Crafted from two special pinot gris clones perfectly suited to creating delicously dry styles that grow on Mahauri and Kaiti clay loam soils and end up being gently pressed into a combo of 4yo French oak barrels and tanks to ferment and mature. The result is … Read More

Unison Bumble Bee Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2019

13 September 2020By Yvonne

Unison Bumble Bee Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2019 $24 Paired with :Crispy spiced onion fritter burgers with mango chutney in Dish Magazine Issue 93 No question, the best possible thing to put in your mouth after these superb burgers, is the Unison Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2019 ($24).  It’s a dry-styled pinot gris with buckets … Read More

Drummond Farm Martinborough Pinot Gris 2018

17 August 2020By Yvonne

Drummond Farm Martinborough Pinot Gris 2018 $24 Alex Muir and Leah Creaven are the forces behind Martinborough’s newest splash in the wine pond and they’re determined to educate people that it’s what’s NOT in the bottle that makes it distinctive.  Produced at a positively demure 9.5% alcohol and showing clean, lightly-styled, apple and greengage plum … Read More

OTU Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020

27 July 2020By Yvonne

OTU Marlborough Pinot Gris 2020 $18 With the faintest of pink flecks to it, this brilliantly-bright and shiny new gris has soft pear and nashi notes on the nose and they merge with ripe citrus and peachy flavours on the palate. It’s a clean, zesty and ultra-refreshing example that’ll wow the crowds. For stockists near … Read More