Spicy ripe pear compote characters sit within a frame of creamy yoghurt-like complexity. A fine dry, restrained palate with subtle hints of stone fruit, ripe red apples and figs.

2008 Vintage - Available Now

Audrey's Pinot Gris

This is seriously good! 
Named after Audrey Ostler, grand daughter of William, the Waitaki pioneer, our flagship gris is also from grapes grown on Ostler Vineyard. Showing the influence of limestone, it is a wine of complexity, of palatal weight yet delicacy, handling the higher alchol without it dominating in any way; a fine balance of acid with minimal residual sugar. Drink now or cellar for up to 3-4 years to discover the secondary flavours maturation will bring.

Winemaker Jeff's Comments: The nose shows very restrained but quite intense with tropical & stone fruits and a marvellous nutty minerality running through the wine. The palate is refined and taut but offers a profusion of white flower, lanolin and ripe fig flavours. It is a weighty wine with residual sugar a tad lower than the previous release - but we are less inclined to assert our will on these wines of Terroir than simple beverage wines. If the 2006 is anything to go by we are at the beginning of a very exciting journey for this wine. It's not shy; rather it has the reserve that only maturity will allow to unleash. Try to avoid drinking it too young - if you can!

Alcohol 14.4% ; Residual Sugar 2.7g/L; Titratable acidity 7.65g/L
 

Jasper Morris MW: "We were thrilled by both the pinot gris wines produced by the Ostler team in 2008: The Blue House vineyard was fresh and chiselled, but the winner was the toothsome Audrey’s vineyard bottling with superb texture as well as profound fruit with the spicy edge found in great Alsatian pinot gris. This will accompany a wide range of dishes from summer salads to cassoulet".