Mountadam Eden Valley Pinot Gris 2023 Eden Valley - 6 Bottles

WINERY INFORMATION

Vineyard

From a warm and very dry vintage, hand harvesting occurred earlier than average in the Eden Valley on the 4th of April. Supplementary irrigation was essential to sustain the vines through the heat waves and very long dry periods over spring and summer. The hand-pruned vines have – 55,000 buds/ha from traditional 2100mm by 600mm plantings and yielded 10t/ha.

Winemaking

The selected bunches were crushed and then gently pressed to ensure that only minimal colour was extracted from the pink/grey coloured skins. Fermentation occurred in 5 year of French Barriques using our own natural cultured yeast with the occasional stirring of its lees over a three month period.

TASTING NOTES

The wine has a mild salmon pink colour which will develop further with time. It shows delicate aromatics of jasmine blossom and ripe melon with a dry palate that has abundant textural flavours of ripe apples and pear. The distinct citrus backbone will ensure the wine rewards aging for at least 5 years.