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The greater Marlborough region has two distinct mesoclimes which grow unique styles of Pinot Gris. Vines planted to good sites in Awatere Valley are stimulated by low rainfall and strong coastal winds, intense sunshine yet cool nights. Wairau Valley offers an abundance of sunshine, long autumns and crisp cool winters. Both yield harvests of world class white wine grapes. Drift take their pick of each, to create a wine with wonderful roundness of palate, a vibrant yet elegant expression of Marlborough, replete with the essential elements of Wairau and Awatere Pinot Gris.

$2899each $347DOZEN EACH DOZEN Parcels of Pinot Gris are separately harvested from fine vineyards in the Awatere and Wairau valleys. Fruit is crushed, chilled and lightly pressed, batches are cold settled and racked into fermenters, inoculated to choice yeasts and vinified at cool temperatures to retain optimal fruit character. Batches remain on lees for two weeks to add complexity and textural richness, before assembling into the finished wine, followed by stabilising and early to bottling to retain Marlborough vivaciousness.

Light peach yellow hue. Subtle aromas of tropical fruit, dried pears and sweet spice, complimented by hints of cinnamon and red apple. A lusciously full flavoured palate, brimming with apple and pear juice flavours over subtle lychee notes, almonds and and light spice, lingering at the finish with crisp flavours and refreshing acidity.

The Awatere Valley sub region of Marlborough offers a unique mesoclime, shaped by the strong coastal winds, low rainfall, intense sunshine and cool nights. Vines enduring these conditions yield vibrant, intensely flavoured grapes which can make vigorously fruit driven Sauvignon Blanc wines with a palpable mineral character. Distinctively Awatere Valley, a range of characters on the nose and palate transpire from the synergy between parcels of fruit, hand selected off choice sites.

$2599each $311DOZEN EACH DOZEN All in all, over seventy individual parcels of grapes are harvested, predominately from five choice blocks grown to select vineyards in Awatere Valley. Parcels are individually handled, treated to a long cool temperature controlled vinification in fermenters, ensuring optimal fruit characteristics are captured and maintained. Upon completion, batches are racked off fine lees and settled. After a lengthy session to determine the final assemblage, components are stabilised and filtered for bottling.

Bright light straw hue. Crushed thyme aromas with hints of wet stone on the bouquet, complimented by mineral and distinctive regional tropical expressions, guava and passionfruit. These aromas follow on to the palate, intense with flavours of passionfruit and lively citrus. A long and memorable, crisp and elegant finish completes the well balanced, finely textured palate.

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Towards the southwest of Chassagne-Montrachet, alongside Route de Santenay, lies the Abbaye de Morgeot. Domaine Dugat-Py retain a very small part of the elite Climat at Morgeot but the quality of fruit is without peer. Managed to the same holistic viticultural techniques which would have been employed when the ancient Abby was built, the limestone clay soils yield one of the greatest white wines in the world, to be treated to an extended maturation in completely new French oak barrels from the cooperage of François Frères.

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Pristine soils, pure waters and cool maritime winds are at the genesis of Dusky Sounds Pinot Gris. The cool nights and ample sunshine extend the ripening period, perfect for concentrating flavours and intensifying the aromatics. Grapes are carefully selected from splendid vineyards in the Wairau and Awatere Valleys. Grapes are immediately pressed with minimal skin contact to preserve the sensational complexity and funk of Marlborough Pinot Gris. Exhilarating and fresh, to serve slightly chilled alongside scallops and oysters, grilled fishes or soft wet cheese.

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The team at Dusky Sounds harvest the fruit of an enchanted land to assemble clean and vibrant wines with intense flavours. Marlborough is a place of distinctive regional expression, that's immediately recognized and loved throughout the world. Marlborough has its own special environment, native flora and fauna which are truly unique, sunshine and soils that are heaven sent for the creation of Sauvignon Blanc, second to none in the world of lusciously fruit driven white wines. Succulent, full of tropical flavours and ripe citrus notes, a crisp, rejuvenating finish.

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Canberra may be the chilliest city on the mainland but it also yields vintages of remarkable, world class wines. Riesling vines love the chilly, crisp and cloudless Murrumbateman skies, stimulated to yield parcels of the most intensely flavoured, ripe and complex fruit. Grapes are all hand picked and whole bunch pressed, cold settled and racked off gross sediments for vinification and a term of repose on fine lees. Inscrutably clean, elegant and refined, a suggestion of tropicality, lychees and lime, supported by the luxury of mineral and chalky, winsome aplomb.

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