Rochford Wines

Rochford Macedon Ranges Pinot Gris

Vintage
2008

Varieties
100% Pinot Gris

Tasting Notes
This wine is mid straw in colour. The nose shows a fine perfume of fresh pear combined with stone fruit and spicy characters. The palate is tightly structured with subtle flavours and fine acidity. The finish is long with just a touch of classic Pinot Gris firmness.

Cellaring
2 to 3 years

Winemaking
Ripe Pinot Gris fruit has a considerable amount of pink colour as well as developed phenolics. In order to keep juice colour and phenolic levels as low as possible the fruit was whole bunch pressed. After cold settling the juice was fermented in stainless steel at 17 degrees C. This was followed by a short period of yeast lees contact for additional complexity. After stabilization and clarification the wine was bottled on 2 June 2008.

Viticultural Notes
The 2007-2008 growing season was warm and dry. Even so cropping levels were good with a nice balance of flavour and acidity.

Technical Data
Alcohol 13.0%
pH 3.35
Titratable acidity 6.5 grams per litre
Residual sugar 2.5 grams per litre

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