2009 Pinot Gris 18 Carat
Succulent and honeyed, this botrytised dessert wine exhibits orange blossom, dried apricot and ripe grapefruit flavours with a long clean finish.Technical Analysis Location: 45 Degrees South. Pinot Gris grapes for this wine were grown at Aurum’s 45th Parallel Vineyard in Lowburn, ·Cromwell Valley, Central Otago. Climate: Noble Rot developed on these grapes under the influence of warm rain followed by foggy nights and dry sunny days. Soils: Fluvial, glacial silts and gravels. Vine age: 11 ·year old vines with VSP trellis. Winemakers comments: Only botrytised bunches with more than 50% Noble Rot were selected for this wine. The bunches were ‘foulees’ (trampled by foot), and pressed the next day. The wine was fermented in stainless steel for 3 weeks.· Food Matching: Perfect with desserts and foie gras, but also with cheeses or as an aperitif. Bottled: 5.8.09, Alcohol : 10.4%, Acidity: 9.5g/L, Residual Sugar: 174 g/L. Aurum is the Latin word for gold. This wine is named 18 carat after the purity of gold and is one a series of dessert wines including 9 carat Noble Semillon and 24 carat Pinot Gris. |
|













Succulent and honeyed, this botrytised dessert wine exhibits orange blossom, dried apricot and ripe grapefruit flavours with a long clean finish.