Adam Mason Pinot Gris 2017
Adam Mason Pinot Gris 2017
About the wine
Vibrant texture and delicate aromatics make this Pinot Gris the perfect mid-week quaffer
- In an effort to produce a crisp, elegant style of Pinot Gris, grapes were harvested at a fairly low sugar degree, ensuring a moderate alcohol level of 12.5% and lively natural acidity.
- The trick to allowing the delicate flavours of Pinot Gris to reveal themselves is gentle handling of fruit, careful racking to ensure clear juice, and a cool fermentation temperature. Some time on lees after the end of fermentation has resulted in a wine that displays not only fresh, limey fruit character, but has palate weight too.
- Crystalline in appearance with a light green hue, this wine has a nose displaying lively citrus notes and a granny smith apple-sherbert character. The palate has freshness and lively acidity, yet retains a certain weight and fullness that provides length to the finish
Adam Mason, Winemaker
Best before
Drink now to 2020
Serving advice
Serve chilled at 10-12°C
Food match
This pairs really well with pan-seared scallops, or a simple bowl of steamed mussels
Contains sulphites
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South Africa
Stellenbosch
Pinot grigio | Pinot gris
Crisp White
12.5% ABV
75cl
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Adam Mason
- Adam has over 2 decades of winemaking experience under his belt. He spent 8 years at Klein Constantia - where he was responsible for Vin de Constance, one of the best sweet wines in the world. More recently, Adam was responsible for the revival of South Africa's prestigious Mulderbosch winery.
- Although most famous for his sweet wines, Adam is passionate about trying new varietals and techniques – and his knack for finding the perfect vineyard spot is uncanny!
- His hallmark? Carefully thought through, classy wines that are the perfect examples of their style, but also respect the uniqueness of site and vintage.
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