Goose Bay Tasting Notes
Goose Bay Pinot Gris
~ Limited Release ~
A crisp, fruity Pinot gris that will surprise your taste buds. Pear and spice flavours are very evident in this wine. Clone 2-21 & CL2-15.
- Vintage Conditions:
- The early growing season was dry and warm with a prolonged dry harvest. Normally Pinot Gris is harvested early but this season we harvested different blocks over a three week period.
- Harvest Date:
- April 2007
- Vinification:
- The grapes were destemmed and pressed. After cold settling the juice was flash pasturized and fermented very cold at 10°C. The wine was left on its lee's to help develop a rich creamy flavour. A small portion of the wine was fermented on new French oak. No malolactic fermentation was allowed.
- Bottling Date:
- October 2007
- Alcohol:
- 13.2
- pH:
- 3.37
- Acid:
- 7.1g/l
- Residual Sugar:
- 7.5g/l
- Colour:
- Brilliant pale coppery.
- Bouquet:
- Obvious pear and apple fruit bouquet with spice.
- Palate:
- Mouth filling structure with richness among flavours of white peach. pears, green apple and spice. Good weight and crispness.
- Packaging:
- 12 x 750ml Diam cork closure