Clos Ostler Audrey’s Waitaki Valley Pinot Gris 2022

Description

Dry, Floral, Oak

"Bright, pale yellow, even colour throughout. The nose is elegant and soft, crunchy minerals, pear, yellow stonefruit intermix wildflower and honey. Medium-bodied, Nashi pear and nectarines have a pure expression, interweave lemon sherbet, lemon zest, unfolding white floral and honey nuances. A subtle sweetness nicely balances acidity, lingers with zesty freshness and adds interest. Oily texture mouthfeel adorned by a very fine powdery, chalky line, carry the wine to linearity. This is an elegant Pinot Gris with purity, poised details and mineral seduction" Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews

"The striking 2020 vintage (5*) was estate-grown in the Clos Ostler vineyard and partly barrel-fermented. Bright, light lemon/green, it is richly scented, mouthfilling and vibrantly fruity, with concentrated, peachy, slightly spicy flavours, threaded with appetising acidity, and a very harmonious, dry (3.8 grams/litre of residual sugar), lasting finish. A delicious wine with layers of flavour, it should be at its best 2023+" Michael Cooper

"Tasted back in May and again on September 4th, 2021. This wine is still fantastic, in fact better. Fantastic bouquet with aromas of chalky mineral and white fleshed fruits, flowers and a complex lees autolysis. There’s a distinctive memory of Alsace grand cru quality about this wine. On the palate - silky, polished, ripe, fleshy and varietal with flavours that mirror the nose, medium+ acidity, some white spice and mineral leading to a complex harmonious finish. A delicious wine ready to drink upon purchase and through 2025+ Outstanding" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier

"Weighty, textural Pinot Gris with nutty yeast lees, pear, apple, honeysuckle and lime flavours. An appealing mix of tree fruit and savoury flavours. Dry and refreshing. Good food wine that could develop well with a little bottle age" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, The Real Review, Aug 2023

Poached pear, ginger, white peach and jasmine florals, a generous, luscious palate intwined with a mineral zest that draws the wine together with precision.

The 2022 Ostler Pinot Gris was fermented half in stainless steel to retain purity and aromatics, the remaining was fermented in oak barrels,12% being new, with extended lees stirring to provide complexity, richness and texture on the palate. A dry style, but with plenty of interest.