"Fresh and fragrant, the wine shows charming aromas of ripe stone fruit, rockmelon, Nashi pear and floral on the nose, followed by a beautifully weighted palate that is juicy and smooth. The wine offers lovely vibrancy and rounded mouthfeel, finishing long and silky. At its best: now to 2020" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Feb 2019

The Crossings Pinot Gris 2018 is brimming with concentrated notes of ripe pear and honeysuckle, with underlying spicy flavours. The palate is luscious and generous showing wonderful balance between fruit and acidity with a long dry finish. 

The growing season in the Awatere Valley started out warm and dry, resulting in even flowering and ultimately balanced vines. The warm weather continued through Spring and Summer, with periodic rains which kept the vines hydrated throughout the growing season. These warmer conditions also meant vintage started around two weeks earlier than the previous year and resulted in Pinot Gris that is focused, with lifted aromatics and a beautiful concentrated mouthfeel.

The Pinot Gris for this wine was harvested, destemmed and gently pressed, where the free run juice was separated from the pressings into stainless steel tanks and left to settle for 72 hours. The clear juice was then racked, with portions going into older French barriques, a 1000L French oak oval and the balance to small stainless steel tanks and fermented using selected yeast strains. The parcels in barriques and oval were kept on lees for a period of time, where they were stirred twice weekly to build texture and structure. The wine was then blended, stabilised and filtered prior to bottling.

Beneath the towering peak of Mt. Tapuae-o-Uenuku, where early settlers crossed the fast-flowing Awatere River, three distinct riverside vineyards produce wines of intense varietal character and vibrant acidity. Sustainably grown in the premium sub-region of the Awatere Valley, The Crossings range of wines are a pure and elegant expression of Marlborough.

Vegan and trade friendly!

Food Pairing: Enjoy with poultry and mushroom dishes such as creamy pasta with porcini.