Wines made from Pinot gris grapes of Australia
Discover the best wines made with Pinot gris as a single variety or as a blend of Australia.
More informations about the variety Pinot gris
Rich, ample whites with a golden robe, showing aromas of pear, quince, honey, smoke, ginger and spice. Made as structured dry wines (Alsace AOC), off-dry and sumptuous late-harvest sweet (vendange tardive, sélection de grains nobles). Lighter and crisper in Italy as Pinot Grigio (Veneto, Friuli). Also in Germany (Grauburgunder), Hungary (Szürkebarát) and Oregon. A grey mutation of Pinot Noir.
More informations about the wines of Australia
Australia is an extremely important wine producing country, both in terms of quality and the scale of its wine economy. Wine Australia's 2018 annual report describes it as the sixth largest wine producer in the world. That year's production was 1. 29 million litres (341 million US gallons), split 52:48 between red and white.
What are the typical flavors of the Pinot gris grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 88% of Pinot gris
- Citrus fruitPresent in 87% of Pinot gris
- EarthPresent in 77% of Pinot gris
- MicrobioPresent in 55% of Pinot gris
- OakPresent in 52% of Pinot gris
- Tropical fruitPresent in 41% of Pinot gris
- Non oakPresent in 35% of Pinot gris
- SpicesPresent in 33% of Pinot gris
- VegetalPresent in 30% of Pinot gris
- Red fruitPresent in 21% of Pinot gris
- FloralPresent in 19% of Pinot gris
- CitrusPresent in 11% of Pinot gris
- PearPresent in 10% of Pinot gris
- ApplesPresent in 8% of Pinot gris
- LemonPresent in 8% of Pinot gris
- Dried fruitPresent in 6% of Pinot gris
- PeachPresent in 6% of Pinot gris
- ApricotPresent in 6% of Pinot gris
- GrapefruitPresent in 5% of Pinot gris
- TropicalPresent in 5% of Pinot gris