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16¼/20
Haywire Switchback Wild Ferment Organic Vineyard 2014
Summerland Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada"Natural" winemaking makes up a small percentage of winemaking in the province, but it is mighty, and it is meaningful. This wine is an apt example: organically farmed, wild yeast, no additives (including sulphur). The pinot gris fermented and rested in an amphora on the skins for eight months before being pressed off and then left for two more months prior to bottling. The result is as pure an expression of site, and grape, that one could hope for: a peach hued, grippy white, savoury with wild herbs, sea salts, gentle pear and subtle wild redcurrant notes. Finish is lingering with bitter pear skin and savoury salts. This isn't your typical pinot gris (thankfully) but it is interesting and a welcome movement in winemaking / wine drinking for an adventurous palate. Serve at cellar temperature (not fully chilled).Tasted: 12 January 2016Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| BC | $23.00 | 750ml | winery direct; speculative listing - Landmark Wines |
Renaissance Wine Merchants Ltd.
Grape: Pinot Gris/Pinot GrigioCSPC: 75879UPC: 626990162797
