Johanneshof Marlborough Pinot Gris 2022 $35 This is a dry, mineral-edged style of pinot gris for Johanneshof. The colour has a slight rose gold tweak to it and aroma-wise it’s showing notes of nashi but it’s also displaying a tropical, herbaceous edge meaning you could almost call it a gris for sauvignon lovers. Crisp, dry … Read More
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Bald Hills Kirameki Central Otago Pinot Gris 2021
Bald Hills Kirameki Central Otago Pinot Gris 2021 $30 Every year the team at Bald Hills release a Kirameki – I get super excited, and it’s fast becoming one of my favourite Central Otago examples. Soothing to sip, yet it’s laced with energetic acidity and complex baking spice notes and the nashi and quince core … Read More
McArthur Ridge Falls Dam Central Otago Pinot Gris 2021
McArthur Ridge Falls Dam Central Otago Pinot Gris 2021 $24.99 Re-tasted Feb 3rd 2023 – evolving exceptionally well Alexandra’s extreme seasonal climate fluctuations keep the vines on their toes, turning out finely-tuned pinot gris with great tension and concentration. Nashi notes merge with fresh apple and yellow, Mirabelle plum plushness, frisky acidity and excellent length … Read More
Māori Point Fumé Central Otago Pinot Gris 2020
Māori Point Fumé Central Otago Pinot Gris 2020 $38 Barrel fermented pinot gris isn’t the most common style, yet this limited-release, dry style of Pinot Gris that’s been hand harvested and trod by foot to accentuate skin contact time, something important for textural complexity, colour and depth. Wild fermented, with 20% going into French oak … Read More
Rockburn Central Otago Pinot Gris 2021
Rockburn Central Otago Pinot Gris 2021 $27 If you’re looking for balance, poise and ridiculously lovely richness in your pinot gris, then you’ve hopped on the right bus, my friend. Crafted from the last batch of fruit to arrive at the winery each harvest, this pinot gris has all the classic Rockburn hallmarks of pure … Read More
Yealands Reserve Marlborough Pinot Gris 2021
Yealands Reserve Marlborough Pinot Gris 2021 $19.95 Well well well. If it isn’t just the crispiest, juiciest, nashiest, apple-and-spice-stacked pinot gris I’ve tried in AGES! Clean, crunchy-fresh and fanging with pipfruit, this vibrant, energetic, multi-layered style is deliciously drinkable. Stylish and showing superb fruit purity. Paired with Moroccan Baked Chicken with Pearl Couscous in Issue … Read More
Gladstone Wairarapa Pinot Gris 2021
Gladstone Vineyard Wairarapa Pinot Gris 2021 $24.99 There’s something in the deep, dry, rocky soils of the ancient terraces of the Ruamahanga River that gives Gladstone Vineyard’s pinot gris its deliciously dry superpowers. Spice-stacked and mineral-focused, it has a core (scuse the pun) of pear and green apple which provides the spine for crunchy acidity … Read More
Gladstone Vineyard Estate Pinot Gris 2019
Gladstone Vineyard Estate Pinot Gris 2019 $25 Paired with: Braised Fennel with Lemon in Canvas Magazine in the NZ Herald March 12th 2022 The state of the world is all a bit bung, a bit pakaru and more than a tad huckery right now. So tuck yourself away with a few good friends, bake them … Read More
Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2021
Paired with: Fennel Pear and Walnut Salad Annabel Langbein in NZ Herald 12.03.2022 Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay Pinot Gris 2021 $24.99 You know how when you Google a recipe and you click on it and you have to scroll and scroll and scroll until finally you finally get to the ingredients and method and you … Read More
Zephyr Marlborough Pinot Gris 2021
Paired with: Chicken Baked with fennel and olives. Annebel Langbein Canvas NZ Herald Sat 12.3.2022 Zephyr Marlborough Pinot Gris 2021 $23.99 Any recipe that front-foots it with fennel instantly has me probing, prying and pursuing the perkiest bottle of pinot gris within reach. Winemaker Ben Glover has delivered a deliciously dry example that roars with … Read More