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Haywire Pinot Gris 2020
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaWith estate gris from their organic Oliver and Summerland vineyards, this wine was pressed and native fermented in concrete, stainless steel, and oak foudre, where it remained on lees for six months before bottling. Tight and zippy on the palate, with lemon pith / peel harnessing a palate of pear skin, earthy lees, white asparagus, meadow grass, smoked stone amid a reductive salt wash. Haywire is methodically releasing their wines a bit later, to provide (their idea of) optimal drinkability upon release. This is certainly ready to crack now, and I think a spring green pea / asparagus / artichoke dish would sing.Tasted: 26 February 2022Tasted by: Prices:BC | $27.90 | 750ml | winery online/direct, select private retailers, restaurants |
Grape: Pinot Gris/Pinot GrigioCSPC: 665034UPC: 626990185680