Vidal Reserve Hawke's Bay Pinot Gris 2020

Description

• Dry Style
• Baked pear
• Citrus zest
• Long finish

This classic Hawke's Bay Pinot Gris expresses aromatics baked pear and spice, apple blossom and a slight citrus zest lift. Lees ageing adds texture to the fruit pure palate that finishes dry with lovely length.

Grapes for this wine were grown in select vineyard sites situated in Maraekakaho. Healthy soils and vines with good fruit exposure to sunlight produced grapes showing excellent flavour intensity and ripeness. The warm and dry growing season of 2020 has produced outstanding wines in Hawkes Bay.

The fruit for this wine was gently destemmed and pressed immediately to avoid extended skin contact and the risk of excessive pick up of bitter substances. The naturally settled juice was then racked clear and inoculated for ferment. Fermentation at cool temperatures has retained fruit purity and acid/sugar balance was achieved by stopping the ferment
before complete dryness. Maturation on lees has added a fine texture to the wine. Gently filtered and bottled in September 2020

Food Pairing: Pasta, fish, antipasta & salads.