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SMALL PARCELS FAVOURITE HOMESTEAD PINOT GRIS 2016 Awatere Valley, Marlborough, South Island |
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
KIM CRAWFORD |
Bright medium light straw colour. Spicy, honeyed, fresh, ripe melon-apple puree nose. Fairly dry, medium bodied, spicy, slightly honeyed, ripe fresh melon-apple puree flavours with a crisp, unoaked, citrus-tinged finish. A very tasty take on Pinot Gris. Has 14% alcohol and 5 g/L residual sugar with lot number L6301 on the lower part of the glass bottle meaning that it was bottled on Thursday, October 27, 2016. Screwcap closure. The 2014 (**/**+) was released on December 10, 2016 at $24.95. |
CSPC |
415463 |
Type |
White Table Wine |
Agent |
Art Can |
Country |
New Zealand |
Region |
Marlborough |
Rating |
**/**+(88.5 points) Spicy, Tangy, Citrus |
LCBO Text |
Status |
A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection! |
TASTING NOTE: 100% Pinot Gris. Quite restrained nose with a soupçon of smoke and tangerine peel. Fresh, spritzy palate with a chorus of pears and peaches. Great persistence, yet the alcohol pokes through. Score - 91 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2017) |
Price |
$ 24.95 |
Bottle Size |
750 mL |
Tasting Date |
vintages release - May 26, 2018 |
Cases bought |
267 (6 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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