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Marisco Vineyards

LEEFIELD STATION PINOT GRIS 2022

LEEFIELD STATION PINOT GRIS 2022

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Leefield Station has a mission of showcasing the best of Marlborough in one amazing property. Delicious grapes, well-kept sheep, cattle, and pigs – all alongside flourishing native bush sheltering productive beehives and teeming flora and fauna. It is nature co-existing perfectly – helping each other, in an amazing eco-system of its own.

Because we believe this is what modern farming looks like.

Tasting Note

TASTING NOTE

This wine displays fragrant aromas of honeysuckle, white peach and apple laced with a hint of toasted almond. The palate reveals focused flavours of nashi pear and melon with a seam of salty minerality showcasing concentration and freshness with a deliciously persistent finish.

FOOD MATCHING

A highly versatile food wine; the 2022 Leefield Station Pinot Gris will provide a delicious pairing with the sweetness and slight spiciness of sticky San Choy Bao pork rissoles.

CELLARING POTENTIAL

Crafted to be enjoyed while youthful and fresh; we recommend drinking this wine within 2–3 years of vintage date.

Winemaking

ORIGIN

Leefield Station, Waihopai Valley, Marlborough.

VARIETY

100% Pinot Gris.

WINEMAKING

The Pinot Gris fruit was field destemmed before being gently pressed to stainless steel tanks in preparation for fermentation. Purposely selected yeast strains were chosen to enhance the varietal intensity and mouthfeel, with a slow and steady fermentation to preserve these aromatics. After a short period of time on yeast lees the wine was fined and filtered prior to bottling.

ANALYSIS
  • Alcohol - 14.0%
  • pH - 3.6
  • Titratable Acidity - 5.2g/L
  • Residual Sugar - 3.5g/L
  • Vegan Certified

Vintage

VINTAGE

Record rainfall in July, August and a warm start to September, permitted an energetic start to the growing season. This coincided with double the usual number of frosts which were replaced by warmer temperatures and humid northerly airflows in October. Early season varieties flowered rapidly while later season varietals were slightly challenged by a cool, wet start to December. Increasing temperatures and a warm, dry January ultimately ensured an abundance of fruit.

Despite heavy February rains, good vineyard practice and increased sunshine hours through the tail end of February meant the vast majority of the resulting fruit was clean and ripe.

Harvesting began in early March due to early season disease pressure with positive fruit flavours indicating physiological ripeness.

The team are excited about the structural diversity and bright complex flavours of the 2022 wines.

Awards & Accolades

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