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Small Victories Pinot Gris

Small Victories Pinot Gris

750ml
ADELAIDE HILLS | VINTAGE 2022

WINEMAKER COMMENTS

We love this take on pinot gris, the fruit is pristine and present, with just enough weight to give a little texture to the zesty dry finish – Cheers, Jules

 

 

🏆 Our 2021 Small Victories Pinot Gris won the Best Pinot Gris 🏆​ Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2021

$28.00

Only 16 left in stock

Wine Details

Style zesty and flavoursome with a satisfying savoury finish
Aroma orange blossom and lemon curd
Palate floral outburst with hints of red apple and a vibrant yet textural finish
Drink so versatile we are yet to find a time not to drink this!
Food think a a wedge of Camembert, a zesty ceviche of kingfish, or a hot bowl of potato and leek soup with a crusty bread roll and all the butter

Vineyard

Variety Pinot Gris
Vineyard just out of Balhannah, Adelaide Hills
Soil loam soils with a clay base

Winemaking

Season we had a tricky lead into the 2022 vintage, with rain and scattered hail damaging canes and potential crop early in the season. A mild crop load coupled with some warmer weather allowed for decent ripening and flavour development ahead of harvest in mid-March.
Winemaking picked early morning as the sun came up, with fruit from a couple of different aspects of the vineyard to ensure we achieved a balance of ripeness whilst retaining zesty acidity. With careful pressing to avoid colour pick up, the pristine juice was cold settled before racking for fermentation. Post fermentation we left a portion of the blend on lees and continued stirring to build palate weight. We also took a clean fraction to preserve the vibrant fruit, before ultimately blending the two parcels together.
ALC/VOL 13.0%

Reviews / Awards

Pristine and elegant -Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
The 2022 Small Victories Pinot Gris charms with an entrance firmly in the fun-loving and generous spectrum, with gorgeously bright tropical fruit notes of guava and pawpaw, white florals and a mineral-driven pear drop freshness on the nose. On the palate it's somewhat more serious; dry and savoury with a lilting texture from lees contact, vibrant acidity, and a mouth-watering finish that begs for a little spicy raw fish crudo. -Melissa Moore, winepilot.com