ERADUS PINOT GRIS 2025

Not only do Eradus make an outstanding Sauvignon Blanc they do a fine job with their Pinot Gris too. The vines are now 19 years old and deliver a wine with great concentration and a real juiciness in a fresh and dry style (less than 2g/L RS) with a portion barrel aged to add textural richness.

Winery notes (2025 Vintage)
"Our vines grow on a slender terrace at the edge of the Awatere River, with a unique microclimate and soil structure. Influenced by a fault line, a river, and the power of the nearby Pacific Ocean, our land is stony, dry, windy and cool, elements that create wines of elegance, minerality with a lively and lingering finish. We let the untameable terroir of the Awatere Valley express itself through our vines, grapes and ultimately wines.

Elegant and delightfully expressed, showing Asian pear, lemon peel, Gala apple, and white floral notes on the nose. The palate is equally appealing with bright fruit flavours, backed by supple texture and fine acidity, finishing lingering and refreshing In Essential Awatere fashion the finish is lively, crisp and lingering. A delicious wine that brings together “new world” fruit and “old world” elegance and minerality."

5 Stars & 93/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, June 2025 (2025 Vintage)
"Elegant and delightfully expressed, showing Asian pear, lemon peel, Gala apple, and white floral notes on the nose. The palate is equally appealing with bright fruit flavours, backed by supple texture and fine acidity, finishing lingering and refreshing. At its best: now to 2028."