Pinot Gris
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed fresh, within 1 to 3 years of vintage release to experience its vibrant fruit character and crisp acidity.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Complements light Asian cuisine such as mild Thai curries, roasted pork loin with apple compote, or fresh grilled seafood like prawns and scallops.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Oyster Bay's Pinot Gris from Hawke's Bay captures the vibrant, sun-drenched character of New Zealand's oldest wine-growing region. While Oyster Bay initially gained global fame with its Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc in the early 1990s, the winery turned to the warmer, alluvial soils of Hawke's Bay on the North Island to cultivate Pinot Gris. This terroir, defined by ancient river beds and a maritime climate, allows the grapes to develop rich stone fruit and floral aromas while retaining a crisp, balanced acidity. To preserve these delicate aromatics, the wine is cool-fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, avoiding oak contact. The result is a beautifully expressive, off-dry to dry white wine that showcases the pure, fruit-forward style that has made New Zealand wines famous worldwide.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Oyster Bay blev grundlagt i 1988 af Delegat-familien og opnåede lynhurtigt international anerkendelse, da husets allerførste årgang 1990 vandt Marquis de Goulaine-trofæet for bedste Sauvignon Blanc ved International Wine and Spirit Competition i 1991. Dyrkningen foregår på de ikoniske alluviale flodterrasser og stenede siltjorde i Marlboroughs Wairau- og Awatere-dale, suppleret af førsteklasses parceller i Hawke's Bay på Nordøen. Mange solskinstimer kombineret med kølige, maritime nattevinde sikrer en lang modningsperiode og bevarer druernes naturlige syre. Markarbejdet følger nøje de strenge krav under Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand på tværs af samtlige parceller. I vinkælderen foregår gæringen på temperaturstyrede ståltanke for at bevare en ren og uspoleret aromatisk friskhed. Denne tilgang definerer husets stilskabende Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay og Pinot Noir samt deres stenfrugtprægede Pinot Gris og smidige Hawke's Bay Merlot.