MD Pinot Gris 2025

Settled and very hot weather over flowering delivered a bumper fruit set that necessitated considerable crop thinning. A wet and tepid January was followed by variable weather and a cooler than average autumn. Careful management around pick dates and rigorous bunch selection were essential to ensure fruit arriving at the winery was of the highest quality possible. Although sugar ripeness was retarded, physiological ripeness of the fruit was more advanced, favouring delicately nuanced and charming wine styles.

Its colour is lemon straw. The engaging nose is richly fruited, with floral nuances, suggesting pineapple, quince and pear drop, melded with rose petal, linden and a whisp of saffron. In the mouth it is brightly structured, flaunting richness, combined with precision and finesse. Off dry in style, the textured palate is balanced by a splash of varietal acidity and integrated phenolics, that create length and a satisfying tension on the bittersweet close.