Peninsula’s MUST-TRY PINOT GRIS
CRITTENDEN ESTATE 2018 PENINSULA PINOT GRIS
HICKINBOTHAM 2016 PINOT GRIS
PT. LEO ESTATE 2019 PINOT GRIS
Fresh as a daisy, loaded with flavour and long through the finish. This is a gorgeous Gris. Grapefruit, citrus, pear, florals and spices. So well preserved and just so tasty. 94 points James Halliday Wine Companion 2020.
Delightful floral notes, natural acid and a slight minerality combine to give this wine a silky mouth feel without any oak. Poached pears and fuji apples on the palate.
A floral bouquet of jasmine, green apples and pear with almond and spice show though. The aroma is powerful and hints at an incredibly textural wine. The wine builds to a taut finish with hints of musk, spice and red apple lingering on the palate.
CRITTENDEN ESTATE
HICKINBOTHAM OF DROMANA
25 Harrisons Rd, Dromana Ph 5987 3800 www.crittendenwines.com.au
194 Nepean Hwy, Dromana Ph 5981 0355 www.hickinbotham.biz
PT. LEO ESTATE
3649 Frankston - Flinders Rd, Merricks Ph 5989 9011 www.ptleoestate.com.au
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here is Pinot Gris and then there is Pinot Grigio, but what if any, are the differences? A chat with Adam Walls and Dave Mavor from the "Wine Selectors" tasting panel to set the record straight.
in the Loire and Switzerland, it’s called Malvoisie, it’s known as Pinot Beurot in Burgundy and in Hungary, it’s called Szurkebarát which means grey monk.
“Pinot G is hugely popular with Australian wine-lovers, but there’s still so much confusion surrounding this fresh and fashionable white,” says Adam Walls, Tasting Panellist, Wine Show Judge, Wine Educator and 2019 Len Evans Tutorial Dux. “To put it simply, they are both made from the same grape variety, but are crafted to produce two different styles.”
The word Grigio is the Italian for "grey" and has made a name for being a light, crisp wine ideal for early drinking and is most famously known in the regions of Veneto and Friuli.
“The grape variety is a member of the Pinot Noir family and has two different names thanks to the two countries in which it is most commonly grown: France and Italy,” explains Adam. “Across the two styles, the common aroma and flavour descriptors include apple, pear, strawberry, honey, brioche and nuts.” Just to add to the confusion, across the wine world it also has several names: in Germany the grape is known as Grauburgunder,
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PIÙ LEGGERO PINOT GRIGIO
BONJOUR! IS IT GRIS YOU’RE LOOKING FOR? Gris is French for "grey" and in France it finds its home in the Alsace region. French Pinot Gris is generally known for being a rich, full-bodied white with a smooth, silky texture. AUSSIE PINOT G GOODESS The variety was first introduced to the Hunter Valley with the James Busby collection of 1832. However, it wasn't until the 1990s that it started to emerge.