AMOISE GRIS 2025

Winery notes (2025 Vintage)
"The Gris is back from the original vineyard and rows where I made my very first wine. This is from the certified organic Osawa vineyard in the Mangatahi Terraces. This is a skin contact Pinot Gris macerated for 10 days before pressing to Tinajas (amphorae). The time on skins imparts the pale salmon colour.

This is a fresh & crisp style follwed with a creamy & rich texture. Medium bodied with a plush mouthfeel of pear, rock melon and subtle ginger spice notes. Made to be approachable to all and a pleasure to pair with so many different food types, from fish to charcuterie as well as spicy Asian inspired dishes.

Besides being magical and fragile vessels all the same, I love the purity of fruit and intact expression that one can achieve by fermenting & ageing the wine in amphorae. The wine is unfiltered and unfined."

Reviews for previous vintages below…

94/100 David Walker Bell, WineFolio.com, April 2023 (2022 Vintage)
"From Hawke’s Bay, this skin-contact Pinot Gris sees the fruit macerated for two weeks in Tinajas (amphorae) before pressing, giving an terracotta-orange colour in the glass. No additions at any stage, including sulphur, and it is also unfiltered and unfined. Beautifully perfumed, with an almost cider-like nose of pear, apple, apricot and melon, spiced with ginger, and citrussy blood orange and lemon peel notes. Medium-bodied with a real punch of flavour into the palate. Lovely zesty acidity and plenty of phenolic fruit tannin – with a peach skin fuzziness. Broad and tight, with a pithy dryness that follows right through to the finish. Excellent."