Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Pinot Gris 2011
COLOUR
Pale straw
NOSE
Ripe pear, quince paste, fresh hay and ginger.
PALATE
Dry and structured yet rich and generous. Great weight and mouth feel yet
tight and fresh.
COMMENTS
This season produced some of the best Pinot Gris from the Waipara Valley. Showing great
weight and texture on the palate, rich aromatics of pear and melon, yet lifted with hay and wild flowers on the nose.
Pale straw
NOSE
Ripe pear, quince paste, fresh hay and ginger.
PALATE
Dry and structured yet rich and generous. Great weight and mouth feel yet
tight and fresh.
COMMENTS
This season produced some of the best Pinot Gris from the Waipara Valley. Showing great
weight and texture on the palate, rich aromatics of pear and melon, yet lifted with hay and wild flowers on the nose.
Region: Waipara
Variety:
Pinot Gris
Producer: Waipara Hills Wine Estates Ltd
Wine Notes
Winemaker Notes:
Juice was cold settled and racked before fermentation with a selection of yeast strains at cool temperatures (12-15oC) for approx 3 weeks. The wine was then chilled and left un sulphured on lees prior to blending.
Viticulture Notes:
The bud break this year was late September early October followed by a settled and warm
spring without any frost set backs. The plants enjoyed good growth. We went into an early
flower set, the earliest on our records and also one of the best. The summer and ripening season were dry and cool Through the growing season we had 230 mm of rain, the hottest month being December with an average temperature of 18 degrees.
spring without any frost set backs. The plants enjoyed good growth. We went into an early
flower set, the earliest on our records and also one of the best. The summer and ripening season were dry and cool Through the growing season we had 230 mm of rain, the hottest month being December with an average temperature of 18 degrees.
Technical Details
Alcohol:
14.5 %
Residual Sugar:
2.1g/l
ph:
3.5
