2023 Frogmore Creek Pinot Gris

Alcohol: 12 %
ρH: 2.95
Total Acidity: 11.2g/L
Residual sugar: 14g/L

Cellar for 1-2 years.

Pear and orange blossom aromas, the palate is fresh, fruity finishing with a creamy texture.
Delicious pre-dinner drink.

Another wet spring due to La Niña.
No frost in October. After some good spring rain, the weather did not warm up enough at flowering to get a good bunch set.
The bunches were all there but had small berries and they were also underweight.
The increase of the density of the canopy resulted in an increase of workload in the vineyard.
January to March were nice and warm with no extreme allowing the crop to ripen nicely.
Therefore, the quality of the wine is excellent

Winemakers: John Bown, Alain Rousseau

Variety: 100% Pinot Gris, sustainably grown
Region: 100% Coal River Valley
Yield: 10 tonnes per hectare (1.6 – 2.4 tonnes per acre)

De-stemmed and crushed into press. De-juiced with only slight pressure prior to cold-settling overnight. Racked into a stainless steel tank for inoculated ferment, controlled at 18-20˚c. Kept on ferment lees for eight weeks to fill palate structure, then cold stabilised before filtration.

Bottling date: 12.07.2022