Wines made from Pinot gris grapes of Mendoza
Discover the best wines made with Pinot gris as a single variety or as a blend of Mendoza.
More informations about the variety Pinot gris
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
More informations about the region of Mendoza
Mendoza is by far the largest wine region in Argentina. Located on a high-altitude plateau at the edge of the Andes Mountains, the province is responsible for roughly 70 percent of the country's annual wine production. The French Grape variety Malbec has its New World home in the vineyards of Mendoza, producing red wines of great concentration and intensity. The province Lies on the western edge of Argentina, across the Andes Mountains from Chile.
What are the typical flavors of the Pinot gris grape variety?
- Citrus fruitPresent in 8% of Pinot gris
- Tree fruitPresent in 7% of Pinot gris
- MicrobioPresent in 5% of Pinot gris
- Tropical fruitPresent in 5% of Pinot gris
- EarthPresent in 5% of Pinot gris
- OakPresent in 3% of Pinot gris
- FloralPresent in 3% of Pinot gris
- Non oakPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- ApplesPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- Red fruitPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- StrawberriesPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- PeachPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- SpicesPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- CitrusPresent in 2% of Pinot gris
- GrapefruitPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- Green applePresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- LimePresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- MineralityPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- PineapplePresent in 1% of Pinot gris
- RaspberryPresent in 1% of Pinot gris
News about the grape variety Pinot gris
Château Latour 2014 released for first time
Château Latour 2014 was released this morning (15 March), making it the youngest Latour grand vin on the market and the third to be released since the first growth estate left the Bordeaux en primeur system in 2012. Farr Vintners was selling Latour 2014 at £4,950 per 12-bottle case, with six magnums offered at £4,980. Bordeaux Index was offering the wine in six-bottle cases at £2,475 in bond. Analyst group Wine Lister said the wine had been released at €430 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, up 18% on the ...
Fugitive who masterminded £46.6m wine fraud will return to London for confiscation hearing
Livio Mazzarello, 62, was found guilty of money laundering and evading excise duty and VAT on an ‘industrial scale’ in July 2017. He had been selling cases of wine under the counter for cash at The Italian Wine Company in Neasden, northwest London. This fraud allowed the company to dodge VAT and duty on millions of bottles of wine, which were sold wholesale to UK retailers. The total loss to HMRC, the UK’s tax authority, reached £46,579,257.32 between June 2008 and March 2013, according to court ...
Symington Family Estates unveils €12m Douro winery design
With a production capacity of 691,000 litres, the Quinta do Ataíde winery in the Vilariça Valley will be exclusively used for unfortified wine production. The investment sum is triple the amount initially estimated back in 2018, and the winery is a key part of the company’s strategy to double premium unfortified wine sales by 2030. ‘Since the original plans were announced, we have decided to significantly increase the size of the facility as a result of our confidence in the growing demand ...