Rimu Grove Pinot Gris 2007
Winemaker’s Notes
Harvest date 10 & 11 April 2007
Sugars at harvest 23.3 - 24.2 Brix
Bottling date 22 August 2007
Cases produced 617
Alcohol 13.5%
Residual Sugars 8 g/L
pH 3.35
T/A 6.6 g/L
This wine was produced from fruit grown in the Moutere Hills which underwent gentle whole-cluster pressing.
20% aged sur lie in aged French oak barrels, 80% aged sur lie in stainless steel tanks.
Tasting notes
Concentrated Pinot Gris with strong varietal characters.Citrus blossom, pears and tropical fruit aromas and flavours
combine with a firm backbone of minerality and acidity.
Oily, opulent textures fill the mouth and linger on the palate.