"Beautifully composed & elegantly styled" Wine Orbit
Nicely perfumed on the nose displaying white peach, pear & floral characters
Delicious with pork belly bao buns served with a sweet chilli slaw
Te Awanga Estate Hawke's Bay Pinot Gris 2019
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Te Awanga Estate Hawke's Bay Pinot Gris 2019
Accolades
Awarded 93/100 Points & 5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Description
"Beautifully composed and elegantly styled, the wine shows delicate aromas of nectarine, fresh pear, apple and floral on the nose, followed by a concentrated palate that is linear and flowing. Delightfully appealing and persistent" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
"A tint of colour suggests skin contact, which may have helped boost the peach, apple and honeysuckle fruit flavours supported by a suggestion of root gin-ger. A rich, textural pinot gris, with an almost sub-liminal hint of sweetness that is balanced by fine tannins" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review
Ripe and nicely perfumed on the nose displaying white peach, pear and floral characters. The palate is immediately attractive with fruit intensity, a touch of sweetness, and a pleasant long finish. It’s rounded, juicy and very tasty.
Premium grapes were first grown in Te Awanga at the beginning of last century. The warm coastal climate, gentle sea breezes and the shallow clay soils combine to produce award winning wines of great varietal flavour and finesse. Autumn 2018 was a little unsettled but came at the end of an advanced growing season. Expert canopy management, including shoot thinning and leaf plucking, has ensured vine health, ideal flavours and clean, ripe fruit.
Following harvest, the grapes were gently pressed to provide soft, concentrated, flavoursome juice without picking up any bitter characters from the skins. A cool ferment in tank pre-served fruit character and some time on lees has helped produce a wine that is fragrant and plush. A portion was also fermented and aged in older oak barriques to contribute to texture and complexity. The wine was then blended, lightly fined and filtered to bottle.
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