2023 Quartier Pinot Gris

2023
Quartier Pinot Gris

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Tasting Profile

October 2023

Pale straw in colour, with bright fruit aromas that leap from glass. Green apple flesh, pear skin and a touch of citrus merge to notes of fresh picked spices and honeysuckle florals. The palate is vibrant and crisp, with a long fine line of acidity that drives the wine harmoniously from start to finish. The mid palate displays a creamy lees textural note that is subtly woven into the fruit layer. Pears, grapefruit, and spice all converge into a flavoursome finish.

13.5%

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Reviews

Wine Pilot, April 2024

Ken Gargett

It has taken little more than a blink of a viticultural eye for Mornington Peninsula to establish itself as one of the country’s top regions to grow Pinot Gris. A lovely pale yellow, this is a refined style of Pinot Gris with its gorgeous texture the real highlight. There are notes of peaches and pears on the nose, and hints of oatmeal emerging on the palate. This is a seriously impressive Pinot Gris with very good length and some early complexity evident. Four to six years.

93 points

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The Vintage

Spring remained cold and wet, with 389mm of rainfall, making it the wettest Spring in 25 years. These conditions were challenging for our viticultural team. Waterlogged soils prevented access to the vineyards, with critical tractor operations delayed several times. Flowering commenced mid to late November amid continuing cold and wet conditions, which protracted our flowering period over several weeks. These challenging conditions prevailed until late December when we finally welcomed warm and sunny days. Fortunately, all our vineyards remained disease-free. Conditions for most of January and February were ideal. All our vineyards were healthy, albeit with very low crop loads. The mild conditions throughout late February and early March made this part of the season almost perfect for slow and steady ripening. Harvest commenced on 3 March and concluded on 14 April, slightly later than usual. Weather conditions were mild with temperatures below average and rainfall above average, providing gradual ripening throughout harvest with rain events being the only pressure. Our viticulture team worked steadily to deliver pristine fruit to the winery. Yields were lower than average due to the cool and wet 2022 Spring. Despite the low yields, fruit quality is exceptional.
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The Vineyard

Quartier means neighbourhood in French and the Quartier varietals are a celebration of diverse terroirs on the Mornington Peninsula. The fruit for this wine is sourced from a neighbouring vineyard in Balnarring.

The fruit was whole bunch pressed and fermentation commenced spontaneously with ambient yeasts in entirely old French oak barriques. Once dry, the wine was left sur lie for several months prior to bottling. The wine was bottled without fining and with minimal filtration.

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