Hawkshead Pinot Gris, 2022, Central Otago, New Zealand
White Wine
New zealand
750ml
£30.80 (inc VAT)
Ornithologically-inspired winemaking, in the only continental climate in NZ.
Raising grapes in the Gibbston Valley is a wicked amount of work, but the result is a squeaky clean pinot gris from Hawskhead. Elegant minerality with fresh lime, peaches and fruit blossom.
Denis is a environmentalist political junkie. He had stints as the Associate Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Conservation, Minister of Land, the purchased a plot in the Gibbston Valley and planted Pinot Noir in 2001. He is the descendant of the 19th century naturalist William Swainson, a Fellow of the Royal Society, settled in New Zealand and named his first home "Hawkshead."
Details
| TYPE: | White |
|---|---|
| GRAPE: | Pinot Gris |
| COUNTRY: | New Zealand |
| REGION: | Central Otago |
| BOTTLESIZE: | 750ml |
| VINTAGE: | 2022 |
| STYLE: | Crispy And Fruity |
| METHOD: | Low Sulphite |
| METHOD: | Organic |
| METHOD: | Vegetarian |
