Pinot Gris
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Asian noodles, grilled white fish, pear and goat cheese salad
✨ Technical Specifications
While Brokenwood is deeply rooted in the Hunter Valley, their exploration of South Australia's cooler viticultural regions allows them to craft a highly expressive Pinot Gris. This wine strikes a beautiful balance between the textured, rich Alsace style and the vibrant, crisp Italian Pinot Grigio style. Sourced from premium cool-climate vineyards, the fruit is carefully handled to preserve its delicate aromatic profile. Fermentation typically occurs in stainless steel tanks to maintain the pristine fruit character, resulting in a wine celebrated for its luscious pear, stone fruit, and soft spice notes, backed by a refreshing acidity.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1970 by Sydney solicitors James Halliday, John Beeston, and Tony Albert, Brokenwood Wines began on a ten-acre Pokolbin parcel initially intended as a cricket ground. Situated in the lower Hunter Valley against the Brokenback Mountain Range, the estate operates on alluvial loams and heavy clay soils, shaped by a warm, humid subtropical climate with cooling maritime breezes. While historically anchored by its renowned Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz, Brokenwood established equivalent global renown for its pure, cellar-worthy white wines. The estate practices certified viticulture under Sustainable Winegrowing Australia standards, supervised in cellar operations by Chief Winemaker Stuart Hordern following Iain Riggs's transformative tenure. Renowned benchmark expressions include the single-vineyard and aged ILR Reserve Semillon—celebrated for low-alcohol tension, racy citrus acidity, and nuanced toast developments without oak maturation—alongside single-site iterations like Stanleigh Park Vineyard Semillon and cool-climate chardonnays from Beechworth and Orange.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Gris
🍷 ABV
12.5% - 13.5%