Neudorf Vineyards
"Delicious and fresh."
Cameron Douglas MS
2024
Home Block Moutere Pinot Gris
Home Block Moutere Pinot Gris
Saffron / Lily of the Valley / Chalky
BioGro Organic 5438 | Moutere Clay Gravels | Single Vineyard | Low Cropping | Hand Harvested | Wild Ferment | Partial Skin Contact | Tank & Neutral Barrel Fermented | Partial Malo | Unfined | Vegan | Solar Powered Winery | Lightweight Glass Bottle
Match With
Drink lightly chilled alongside dishes abundant with cardamom, masala or simply in the sunshine.
Cameron Douglas MS
Wine Details
This Pinot Gris is all about texture.
The first sip is like biting into a just-ripe nashi pear, its crisp juiciness giving way to the delicate perfume of lily of the valley and the golden warmth of saffron.
A flicker of tangerine zest sparks brightness, while white pepper and cardamom weave in a gentle spice. Beneath it all, a chalky mineral thread hums through the wine, adding quiet tension to its generous texture.
The neutral barrel contact brings weight and depth, making for a wine that feels both precise and effortless.
Serve lightly chilled alongside spiced dishes, warm company, or the quiet hum of late afternoon.
Vineyard
Site: Home Block - Upper Moutere, Nelson
Aspect: 60m Elveation, North Facing
Soil Type: Moutere Clay Gravels
Soil Composition: Clay Loam, with small pebbles in upper horizon.
Vineyard Established: 1978
Farming: Dry Farmed, Organic (Biogro: #5438)
Variety: 100% Pinot Gris
Clonal Selection: 2/15, 7A, 457, Mission
Hand Harvested: 100%
Seasonal Detail: The 2023-2024 growing season was splendid, marked by a welcome return to an El Nino weather patter, and more stable weather conditions without dramatic temperature or rainfall extremes.
Summer months were dry and warm, but followed by an "autumnal" finish to the season. A superb season producing wines with fruit intensity and poise.
Winemaking
Harvest: 23rd March 2024
Processing: 100% hand harvested. Pressed on gentle cycle. Cool settled for 48 hours and racked.
Fermentation: 100% Wild Yeast
Fermentation Vessel: 50% Stainless Steel, 50% neutral Puncheon
Malolactic: Partial
Fining: None Filtration: Sterile Vegan: Yes
Bottling Analysis: 13.5% Alc, 3.12 pH, 6.5 g/L TA, 6.0 g/L Residual Sugar
Full Bottle Weight: 1,165 g
This Pinot Gris is all about texture.
The first sip is like biting into a just-ripe nashi pear, its crisp juiciness giving way to the delicate perfume of lily of the valley and the golden warmth of saffron.
A flicker of tangerine zest sparks brightness, while white pepper and cardamom weave in a gentle spice. Beneath it all, a chalky mineral thread hums through the wine, adding quiet tension to its generous texture.
The neutral barrel contact brings weight and depth, making for a wine that feels both precise and effortless.
Serve lightly chilled alongside spiced dishes, warm company, or the quiet hum of late afternoon.
Site: Home Block - Upper Moutere, Nelson
Aspect: 60m Elveation, North Facing
Soil Type: Moutere Clay Gravels
Soil Composition: Clay Loam, with small pebbles in upper horizon.
Vineyard Established: 1978
Farming: Dry Farmed, Organic (Biogro: #5438)
Variety: 100% Pinot Gris
Clonal Selection: 2/15, 7A, 457, Mission
Hand Harvested: 100%
Seasonal Detail: The 2023-2024 growing season was splendid, marked by a welcome return to an El Nino weather patter, and more stable weather conditions without dramatic temperature or rainfall extremes.
Summer months were dry and warm, but followed by an "autumnal" finish to the season. A superb season producing wines with fruit intensity and poise.
Harvest: 23rd March 2024
Processing: 100% hand harvested. Pressed on gentle cycle. Cool settled for 48 hours and racked.
Fermentation: 100% Wild Yeast
Fermentation Vessel: 50% Stainless Steel, 50% neutral Puncheon
Malolactic: Partial
Fining: None Filtration: Sterile Vegan: Yes
Bottling Analysis: 13.5% Alc, 3.12 pH, 6.5 g/L TA, 6.0 g/L Residual Sugar
Full Bottle Weight: 1,165 g

"The winemaker has really nailed the sweet/sour balance which is deliciously refreshing and dry without being excessively acidic. Pear, quince and oyster shell flavours."
Bob Campbell MW
Home Block Moutere Pinot Gris
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