SPY VALLEY
Pinot Gris Single Estate
2018
- Sustainable
About this winery
Spy Valley Wines is one of Marlborough’s few remaining 100% Kiwi family-owned wine companies, owned and operated by the Johnson family since 1990. The winery is located up the road from a Five Eyes Spy base and is known as one of New Zealand’s most acclaimed producers. Established in 1993 on land considered too hard and too unfertile for wine, Spy Valley comprises of 180 hectares of estate vineyards. Pioneering what was then a Marlborough sub-region, the Johnsons continued to develop the...
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Product notes
Johnson Vineyard, Waihopai Valley - alluvial stony silt loams, very well drained - 98.2%. Outpost Vineyard, Omaka Valley - variable depth windblown clay/loess over a clay-bound glacial gravel. Direct North facing aspect, on moderately steep hillside slopes - 1.8 %.
Production notes
Hand harvested over 5 separate picks, the juice was gently whole bunch pressed and fermented in a mix of old oak vessels and stainless-steel tanks. Blending took place in October once fermentation was complete.
Tasting notes
Aromas of sweet honeysuckle, almond pastry and quince. Creamy and full bodied on the palate with flavours of peach, nutmeg and pear tart. The fruit concentration shows through with a supple underlying structure that leaves the wine fresh and vibrant on the finish.