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Pinot Gris, Dry River

£29.95    

In 1979 Neil and Dawn McCallum planted a vineyard a few kilometres from Dyerville in a very dry and free-draining area now called the 'Martinborough Terrace' and they took the name Dry River for the vineyard and wines in what was to become another chapter of Martinborough's farming history. Their dream was to produce individual, high quality regional wines which faithfully reflect the 'terroir', vintage and are suitable for cellaring.

Neil McCallum insists on tiny yields at the Dry River vineyards. Prior to harvesting severe pruning and crop thining are employed. This allows the winery to see the least human intervention possible when the wines are made.

At present we are the only uk stockists of this awesome Pinot Gris, a rare bottling indeed and magnificent. This is the first vintage to be shipped to outside of New Zealand.
The colour of fresh-cut straw. Its nose is of honeysuckle, quince and yellow peach along with fresh yeast aromatics. The palate is sleek, concealing the phenolic structure necessary for long term cellaring. It is varietally precise, tasting of fresh quince, juicy yellow peach and vanilla custard. To me it is attractive as a young wine but inevitably the greatest reward from fine Pinot gris is to be attained after appropriate cellaring, not when it is first released – we have found that our Pinot gris gain a lot of benefit from at least 4 years in a good cellar, and it is worth noting that our 1986 vintage is still alive and remains an interesting wine.

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