This wine is a lovely example of the varietal. Full and round with ripe queen peaches, stewed pears in the mouth with a touch of toffees, cinnamon and spice. A grainy texture and soft nutty complexity showing notes of baked quinces and ripe pears. It has excellent length and weight.

Immediately approachable, but will gain further complexity through to 2014+.

2010 Vintage

• 95/100 Gourmet Traveller Wine, January 2012" Impressively concentrated and quite complex Pinot Gris that shows the benefit of barrel fermentation with layers of savoury, biscuit, pear/stone fruit and a suggestion of anise/spice. Dry, but not too austere, the wine has a terrific balance."

2009 Staete Landt Marlborough Pinot Gris