Greystone Organic Waipara Pétillant Naturel 2022

Description

Cream, Feijoa, Off-dry

This is a wine that will appeal to all those who love something sparkling. It has fresh and lively aromatics of pineapple, lemon balm and citrus fruits with a long and lingering palate that will gain in both layers and richness with ageing. We choose not to disgorge our Pétillant Naturel allowing the light natural sediment to stay in the bottle, adding flavour and textural elements with the wine retaining its natural effervescence.

Uniquely made from Riesling and Pinot Noir grapes. The fruit for our 2022 Petillant Naturel was handpicked off selected hillside blocks at Greystone. We gently whole bunch pressed, with only the purest, free run juice being run to tank for the first stage of fermentation.

4 weeks into fermentation, the young wine was chilled to allow a brief settling period before being estate bottled without fining, filtration, or sulphur. The wine then completed the second stage of fermentation in the bottle, capturing the delicate subtle mousse and reaching full dryness over the following six weeks.

Please note as this wine is bottle fermented and not disgorged, filtered nor fined with animal products, there will be a small amount of natural sediment present at the bottom of the bottle. We recommend standing it upright 24 hrs before serving.