"Bright and elegantly expressed, the bouquet shows white stone fruit, lemon peel, Nashi pear and apple blossom aromas, leading to a juicy palate that is beautifully weighted and rounded. The wine offers pristine fruit flavours and fine texture, brilliantly framed by vibrant acidity, finishing long and lively. Style: Dry" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Jun 2017

"Bright, light straw-yellow colour. The nose is softly presented with fresh aromas of white and yellow stonefruits, along with notes of pears, and nutty, flinty lees detail adding interest. The aromatics are harmoniously melded, and unveils a little honeysuckle with aeration. Dry to taste and medium-bodied, the palate is fresh and vibrant with lively flavours of white and yellow stonefruits, hints of pear and honeysuckle, lifted florals and a subtle layering of nutty and flinty lees. The fruit forms a tightly bound core and the mouthfeel is enlivened by fresh, zesty acidity. The wine flows along a very fine-featured line, unfolding aromatics as it carries to a lingering, refreshing finish. This is a taut, crisply refreshing dry Pinot Gris with stonefruit, pear, honeysuckle and florals, along with subtle lees detail. Serve with Thai, Vietnamese and Japanese fare over the next 3+ years. Fruit from the Te Awanga vineyard, fermented in stainless-steel. and approx. 3 g/L RS, the wine undergoing batonnage" Raymond Chan, Jun 2018

The Pinot Gris has aromas of white peach and nashi pear with a little hint of honeysuckle. It is fresh, vibrant and well-balanced with acidity and weight.

The 2017 Pinot Gris is produced from the winemakers Te Awanga Estate vineyard. The low cropped, fully-ripened fruit was harvested early before autumn set in. Harvested over separate picks, the fruit was gently pressed and fermented in stainless-steel tank. Lees stirred in tank with their batonneur every couple of weeks for 3 months. The wine was bottled on 29th August 2017.

Established in 2003, Elephant Hill located within a stone’s throw of the Pacific Ocean on the idyllic Te Awanga coast of Hawke’s Bay on New Zealand’s North Island. The winemaking at Elephant Hill is driven by tradition while not losing sight of what innovation can bring to the blend. Their aim is to make wines that are balanced, elegant and a true expression of the vineyards they come from.