Wine Composition
100% Pinot Gris
Winemakers Comments
Red apple and spiced cloves aromas. Full bodied palate with flavours of dried pears and melon. Concentration of fruit shows through with a supple underlying structure that leaves the wine fresh and vibrant on the finish.
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
14%
Total Acid
5.5 g/l
R/S
9.4 g/l
Vineyard
Another year of near perfect weather conditions. A warm spring allowed the vines to escape frost, while an above average rainfall lead to early flowering. Low rainfall throughout the summer and cooler temperatures were a perfect balance for the vines to mature free of disease and with optimum flavour maturity levels.
Cellar Techniques
Before under going fermentation in tank for C Block and barrel for Outpost Block. The separate batches were assembled 8 months after harvest. After final blending the wine was left to rest in tank before preparation for bottling.
Winemaker
Name - Paul Bourgeois and Kathy-Lee Sowman
Winery
In the 1990's, deep in the Waihopai Valley, Bryan and Jan Johnson established 320 acres of estate vineyards on land considered too hard, too dry and too unfertile for wine.
It was a venture that started with a passion for the land. This pioneering spirit established one of New Zealand’s most successful boutique family-run wineries, now exporting eight varietals to 35 countries, from a crush capacity of 3000 tonnes.
Today, Spy Valley’s commitment remains to the land and to the people who tend it, and their focus is on sustainability which will ensure the guardianship of this land for generations to come.
The name ‘Spy Valley’ comes from the wineries proximity to the spy base located down the road.
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