Airlie Bank Gris on Skins Size::1 Bottle creative winemaking outlet and challenges

creative winemaking outlet and challenges traditional concepts around Barossan Shiraz

it will take at least 15 years to develop a reasonable level of bottle bouquet

and citrus peel

yes but it carries a lashing of acid squeak that teases out a long and almost savoury tea-like finish

and suppleness

Airlie Bank Gris on Skins Size::1 Bottle creative winemaking outlet and challengesPicked from a block of gris on the Napoleone vineyard which is nurtured to hang a touch longer, with better tannin maturity than the fruit picked for the Punt Road Pinot Gris. Whole berry and whole bunch ferments are conducted in isolation in one tonne open pots. They were pressed separately to oak this year, but in the end both went in their entirety into the blend, so the overall result is 50: 50. The bunch ferments developed a very significant funk