2024 Lethbridge Pinot Gris

Lethbridge's main man, Ray Nadeson, takes his Pinot Gris very seriously. Indeed, it would be hard to find a more 'worked' or 'crafted' Pinot Gris in this country.

His hand-picked fruit is meticulously basket pressed as whole bunches away from oxygen before being fermented with indigenous yeast in French oak barrels. It then sees extended time on lees in old barrels before being bottled without filtration.

The texture and phenolics here, abound. If you enjoy a more voluptuous and weighty style of Pinot Gris, then this is the wine for you, as Lethbridge exemplifies the style better than almost anyone. Enjoy!

96 points
"Planted in mid-'80s. Fermented in stainless and wood with some components receiving up to eight hours' skin contact. Bright green gold. Energetic and aromatic with freshly cut white pear, spring flowers and a hint of spice. Dry, textured, saline and long and a quite superb example of this semi-aromatic variety."
- Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)