2018 HADDOW + DINEEN GRAIN OF TRUTH PINOT GRIS (MUSEUM RELEASE)
2018 HADDOW + DINEEN GRAIN OF TRUTH PINOT GRIS (MUSEUM RELEASE)
MUSEUM RELEASE NOTES:
This was the first real vintage for Haddow + Dineen, and what a vintage to kick us off! The 2018 Tasmania vintage will be one to be remembered. It was the earliest, quickest and largest harvest to date. The quality of grapes picked from our Yorktown Vineyard was excellent - intensely flavoured and perfumed. Fine acidity and the fact that this wine spent almost 12 months in French oak has meant that our 2018 Pinot Gris is still drinking wonderfully - structure, length and intensity are the hallmarks of this wine.
Hand-picked, 100% whole bunch pressed, wild yeast, barrel fermented, unfined and unfiltered.
Small crops of intensely flavoured fruit, indigenous yeast and barrel fermentation impart genuine richness and texture to this multifaceted and textural Pinot Gris. Aromas of ripe peach, subtle nuts and wild honey give hints of the lusciousness and complexity of the palate.
Powerful and balanced with lingering flavours.
Gone straight through the eye of a needle at night.
Mark Lanegan
(Shipping: We have a flat rate of $15, any quantity, anywhere in Australia).
OTHER PEOPLE’S OPINIONS
Nick Ryan, The Australian:
This looks a little bit like Tyrol in Tasmania, its fragrance and texture reminiscent of the layered and luscious whites made in the shadow of the Dolomites.
The nose that nears a glass is greeted with dry floral aromas, some poached pear and roast pineapple, wild honey, river stones and, appropriately enough a faint whiff of cheesecloth.
It has a richness and drive without the oiliness and heat that can come when pursuing flavour in pinot gris, and it is as good an example of what the variety can actually do as I’ve seen for some time.
