2024 Brokenwood Pinot Gris

Luscious pear and apple fruits with crisp acidity lending a gentle zing.

Fruit was sourced from Beechworth and Alpine valley. Brilliant water like colour with a greenish tinged outskirts. Delightful pear and red apple scents drift through the nostrils with a whiff of musk, honeysuckle and spice also evident. Luscious fleshy pear and apple fruits carry a supple feel with some delicate musk, honeysuckle and flinty mineral elements lingering across the back palate. Crisp acidity lends a gentle zing to the dry, deliciously fruited finish.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 13.5%

Other Reviews…..
Brokenwood has long sourced quality grapes from all around Australia, which is very wise when you hail from a region that, while it offers world class Semillon and Shiraz, can have limitations with other varieties. Here, they have blended fruit from Beechworth and the Alpine Valley in Victoria. Fermentation is in stainless steel, except for the pressings, which is by way of old French oak barrels, to add to the texture and complexity. This is a really impressive Pinot Gris. The colour is a slightly deeper gold than most. The wine is immaculately constructed and varietally all present and correct, with lifted notes of pears, crisp green apples, and a hint of figs and spices. It also gives the impression of the merest note of oak, but all is well integrated and well balanced. There is depth and energy here, and the wine is richly flavoured on the palate, and is well supported by bright acidity. It exhibits impressive length and should drink impressively for at least the next five years. Drink 2024-2029.
93 Points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com

If Pinot Gris is not normally your bag, you might want to check out this really interesting take on it. It comes from Beechworth and the Alpine Valleys in Victoria – so it’s cool climate stuff. The juice was fermented before the pressings were fermented separately in old oak, then coming together in the final blend. So, it has texture and fruit but at the same time, there is a fine minerally linear thread that keeps the energy level up. Attractive and very pleasing take on this variety. Drink 2024-2028.
93 Points
Ray Jordan – WinePilot.com