2024 Pfeiffer Pinot Grigio

$21.00

A fresh, dry, wine with enticing aromas and flavours of pear, orange and citrus with a crisp, savoury finish.

Availability

New Vintage Release

Vintage

2024

Seal

A screw cap has been used on our 2024 Pinot Grigio to maximise it’s flavour and freshness, and to eliminate the chances of cork taint.

Cellar

Enjoy now until 2030.

Vegan Friendly

YES

Yeast

QA23 – to promote varietal characters and aromatics.
TXL – to promote mouthfeel and texture

Allergens

Contains Sulphites

Technical Details

Res. Sugar 1.03 g/L
pH 3.11
TA 6.68 g/L
Alcohol 13.4 % v/v

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GOLD: Cowra Wine Show 2024

Fruit Sourcing

King Valley

Harvest Date

February 2024

Grapes

Pinot Grigio

The 2024 vintage will be remembered for its fast pace, its early timing and its quality.

While all the forecasts predicted a return to an El Nino weather pattern, with drier conditions expected, the growing period between September and December 2023 saw above average rainfall and cool and mild conditions.

We were certainly preparing ourselves for another cool, wet and late vintage.

Veraison commenced approximately 10-14 days earlier than usual, starting in late December in our early ripening varieties.

A 68mm rainfall event on Christmas Day 2023 created splitting in some of our more susceptible blocks, leading to leaf plucking and fruit thinning in order to protect the crop from disease.

Fortunately, January through to March remained dry and warm, without being excessively hot, seeing a rapid accumulation of sugar in the fruit, while also ensuring the fruit remained disease free.

Vintage commenced on the 13th February with Chardonnay harvested from our 44 year old vines from our Sunday Creek vineyard.

As we progressed through the vintage, it became clear that the quality of the reds were very strong, as well as our full bodied whites.

What is most exciting however, is the quality of our fortifieds, particularly our Topaques and Muscats, which are all outstanding.

A blend of two blocks from a single vineyard, both machine harvested in the cool of the early morning.  The older block was picked at a lower baume (12°be) with higher acidity, and was given 2 hours skin contact prior to crushing and pressing.  The younger block was harvested one week later at a higher baume (12.6°be) and was given 5 hours skin contact prior to crushing and pressing.

Made from only the free-run juice from each parcel, each batch was kept separate for fermentation, with the juice clarified, then fermented in stainless steel tanks for approximately 12 days at temperatures between 13° & 15° Celsius.

Each parcel was kept on its yeast lees for around 6 weeks, with weekly agitation to build texture in the mid palate.  Our Pfeiffer Pinot Grigio was then blended, stabilised, fined and clarified prior to bottling in May 2024 to lock in fruitfulness and freshness.

Our 2024 Pinot Grigio is a refreshing, dry white wine, with lovely aromas of fresh pears, orange blossom and hints of zesty citrus fruits. The palate is crisp and crunchy, with fresh pear and apple fruit flavours and a long, lingering finish.

Pinot Grigio loves food that is light and fresh – try it with either Seared scallops in a Salsa Verde sauce; Asparagus, Ham and Ricotta Pizza; or Artichoke, Asparagus and Fennel Salad.

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