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Spy Valley Pinot Gris 2010 75cl
6 x Bottle (75cl)
Price
£80.50
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Colour
White
Vintage
2010
Producer
Spy Valley
Country
NEW ZEALAND
Region
MARLBOROUGH
Alcohol
14%
Product code
15SPY4B2010
Availability
In Stock
Grape Variety
100% Pinot Gris
Tasting Notes
Classic Pinot Gris aromas of pear, melons and hints of exotic spices. Concentrated and rich with a long, harmonious finish. Bright fruit is complemented by subtle lees influenced characters.
Vinification Details.
After picking and pressing the individual parcels were fermented slowly with a portion of old oak fermentation and a small percentage going through malolactic fermentation.
Producer Information
Named after the satellite listening post located over the road from the winery, Spy Valley is in the Waihopai Valley in Marlborough. Happily for us they appear more interested in fine wine than exploding cigars, and recent vintages have seen the winery's trophy cabinet filled to bursting. Like most Marlborough wineries, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc are Spy Valley specialties but winemaker Ant Mackenzie and his team also make a great range of aromatic whites including Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris. Their quality was recognised in March 2007 when the winery became the first ever producer to win four trophies in the same year at the Sydney Wine Show.
Regional info.
Spy Valley Wines is situated on the sunny southern side of Marlborough's Wairau Valley. Bryan and Jan Johnson established the first of their 380 acres of estate vineyards in 1993, and were pioneers in what was then a Marlborough sub-region.
From vintage 2000, wine was produced and sold under the Spy Valley label. The unusual name is derived from the presence of a huge satellite communications monitoring station nearby; hence the nickname Spy Valley!
More information
ageing potential
3 -5 years
organic
No
vegans
No
classification apellation
Marlborough
residual sugar
10.5g/l
vegetarians
No
food match
Try with barbecued swordfish!
soil
Shallow and stony soils with overlying sandy loam. Deep alluvial silts.
wine ph
3.55
makers name
Paul Bourgeois and Kathy-Lee Bird
total acidity
6.4g/l
