Mission Estate WineryPinot Gris
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, cured meat or mushrooms.
Taste structure of the Pinot Gris from the Mission Estate Winery
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pinot Gris of Mission Estate Winery in the region of South Island is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Pinot Gris of Mission Estate Winery in the region of South Island often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Pinot Gris
Pairings that work perfectly with Pinot Gris
Original food and wine pairings with Pinot Gris
The Pinot Gris of Mission Estate Winery matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of gratin of fresh chard (green and ribs), chicken with rice and curry cream or bites of cheese.
Details and technical informations about Mission Estate Winery's Pinot Gris.
Discover the grape 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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pinot Gris from Mission Estate Winery are 2018, 2019, 2017, 0 and 2016.
Informations about the Mission Estate Winery
The Mission Estate Winery is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 71 wines for sale in the of Marlborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Marlborough
World reference for Sauvignon Blanc: aromatic, exuberant whites with signature notes of passion fruit, gooseberry, grapefruit and cut grass, sharp lively acidity and an iodised finish. King grape on 71% of the vineyard since 1972. Also fine, silky Pinot Noir (cherry, plum, spice), taut Chardonnay and lively Riesling. Traditional-method sparklers on the rise.
The wine region of South Island
New Zealand's southern island, cradle of the country's great wines. Sauvignon Blanc signature in Marlborough (~80% of national vineyard): explosive and tropical with grapefruit, passion fruit, boxwood, cut grass and mineral touch — global benchmark. Pinot Noir star in Central Otago (among the most southerly) and Waipara: airy with cherry, raspberry, undergrowth, thyme. Taut Riesling, precise Chardonnay, floral Pinot Gris.
The word of the wine: Fermentation
The process by which grape juice becomes wine, thanks to the action of yeasts that transform sugar into alcohol.
