This Pinot Gris is brimming with pear drop and nutty characters, leading to flavours of stone fruit and honey. The palate is full and shows wonderful balance between fruit sweetness and acidity, with a refreshing crisp finish.

Enjoy with Asian food, chicken and light pasta dishes.

Select parcels of Pinot Gris were individually harvested, crushed, de-stemmed and gently pressed. The juice was cold settled for 48 hours then racked prior to a long cool fermentation in stainless steel tanks to capture and enhance the fruit flavours of pear, honey and stone fruit. Each parcel was fermented separately using a range of selected yeasts. Following fermentation the wine was blended, lightly fined then filtered prior to bottling.

Pinot Gris flourishes at Seaview, with pure fruit flavours prevailing along with a crisp minerality that is evident through all our wines. The vines planted are of the Berrysmith clone which produces smaller berries and bunches, giving more intense flavours.

The 2016 growing season started out incredibly dry, with some predicting a severe drought. Fortunately some unseasonal rains in February set the vines up for a great final ripening period. March and April were very consistent, with warm and dry weather experienced throughout Marlborough allowing a harvest that wasn’t dictated by the weather.  The Pinot Gris fruit from this vintage was extremely clean coming into the winery and the resulting wine has focused, lifted aromatics and beautiful concentration and mouthfeel.