Villa Maria Cellar Selection Marlborough Pinot Gris 2021

Description

• Dry style
• Ripe pear
• Roasted almonds
• Refreshing acidity

"Delicious, crisp, fresh and classic. Aromas and flavours of green pear and yellow apple, a whisper of quince and lemon. Refreshing salivating acid line with a touch of fruit spice and satin textured mouthfeel. Great drinking from day of purchase and through 2024" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Jul 2022

The Cellar Selection Pinot Gris 2021 showcases fresh floral and spring blossom aromas with hints of baking spices such as clove and cinnamon. The palate has rich fruit flavours of ripe pears, nectarine and orange zest intermingled with roasted almonds. This wine offers a complex creamy texture with delicate refreshing acidity on the finish.

The fruit for this wine is sourced from vineyards in both the Wairau and Awatere Valleys of Marlborough. Fruit is harvested in cool night-time temperatures to enhance aromatics, then fermented with aromatic and textural yeast strains. The wine matures on its yeast lees for a closely monitored period of time to develop a complex creamy texture, before blending, finishing and bottling whilst still youthful to enhance freshness.

Summer was dry and mild with Marlborough’s signature high sunshine hours and cool nights delivering fruit in the best possible condition. The early autumn of the 2021 season provided Marlborough with very stable weather conditions therefore fruit was able to reach optimum physiological and flavour ripeness. The fruit was impeccably clean and the lower yields meant that the grapes packed a punch in flavour and concentration.

Food Pairing: Enjoy chilled with antipasto platter.