Brimming with pear drop and fig, leading to flavours of stone fruit and honey on the nose. The palate is full and perfectly balanced with a refreshing crisp finish.

Founder Peter Yealands’ vision is to create the world’s most environmentally-friendly wines. Constantly seeking new ways to work, he combines his love of the land with wines as bold as his ambition. These very approachable wines prove that sustainability always rewards with lasting quality.

Marlborough experienced a mild-to-cool spring period, which ensured that the vines naturally produced lighter than average yields. These mild temperatures then extended into the summer months, coupled with an unseasonal period of rain, which ultimately alleviated the drought conditions we had experienced over the past two years. Carrying lighter than usual crops along with the cooler weather meant vintage started only a week later than previous years. The Pinot Gris from this season is showing lovely lifted pear and fig aromas, with a refreshing and balance palate.

Parcels of Pinot Gris were harvested individually over a week long period. The fruit was de-stemmed and pressed gently, separating the free juice from the pressings. 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, stabilised and filtered prior to bottling. Enjoy now, or cellar up to 3 years.

Food Match: Enjoy with seafood, chicken or pork dishes. 

Suitable for vegetarians, vegans and gluten free diets.