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16¾/20
Craven Wines Pinot Gris 2022
Stellenbosch, Coastal Region, South AfricaFrom Stellenbosch's Newlands Vineyard and its heavy iron-rich koffeklip soils, these pinot gris vines are 17 years old, facing east. It's rare enough to find PG in ZA, and unheard of to find one as memorable as this. After destemming, this had 6 days skin contact (until it goes dry) in concrete before being pressed and racked back into concrete for 5 months. 2022 is the first year for concrete for the PG, a move the Cravens have been planning for some years. The change has imbued even more fine buzzy texture into this already textural wine (akin to their stunning and tactile labels, each an artistic view of the single vineyard). Pouring a deep salmon / copper hue, this streams rosehips, crushed stone, ash, roiboos tea, and cherry blossoms along a slender palate, gripped with fine gris tannins, and that alluring concrete kiss. One of the wine world's most memorable Pinot Gris.Tasted: 20 February 2024Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| ON | $40.00 | 750ml | consignment |
Le Sommelier Inc.
Grape: Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio
