From first-crop vines and 30 per cent barrel-fermented, the 2009 vintage (4.5*) of this North Canterbury wine was picked at 26 brix. It’s a powerful, fleshy, almost dry wine (5 grams/litre of residual sugar) with stone-fruit and spice flavours, weighty and rounded, and excellent complexity and depth.
Details
Type: White Wines
Variety: Pinot Gris
Vintage: 2009
Overall Rating for All Vintages Tasted: ★★★★✰ – 4.5 Stars
Price: $24 NZD
Sweetness: MED/DRY
Value for Money: V+
Buyer’s Guide Edition: 2012
The overall rating for quality is Tentative, as Michael has only reviewed a small number of vintages of this particular wine.