Derwent Estate Pinot Gris 2012

Derwent Estate Pinot Gris 2012 (Tasmania)
Screwcap, $25
Source: Sample
www.derwentestate.com.au

If it really wanted to, I think Southern Tasmania could be ground zero for great Australian Pinot Gris. Whether many Tasmanian producers think there is value in such a sport (Grising) is another question all together.

Anyways this is a clean, dry and fragrant Pinot Gris that has just the barest hint of white peach richness, a wine that balances out the white flower prettiness off the variety with some proper acid crunch. I like it. I like the clean lines and the freshness and the balance of it all. Good Gris.

Drink:2012-2014+
Score: 17.5/91
Would I buy it? Off the list at Golden Century I would buy this without hesitation. Mudcrab me.

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Andrew Graham was once voted the 23rd most trusted wine critic on the planet. A WCA Journalism Young Gun now old hack with 25yrs as a buyer, judge, journalist, marketer and too much more.

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