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Quealy Musk Creek Pinot Gris
Mornington Peninsula
$37.80
Quealy Musk Creek Pinot Gris
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Min. Quantity: 3
The Mornington Peninsula is producing very good Pinot Gris and the Quealy 'Musk Creek' Pinot Gris is one of the stars of this region. The Quealy Musk Creek Pinot Gris has texture and a good acid structure, this combination is ideal in Pinot Gris. Showing aromas of raspberry, orange rind and pear along with flavours of honey and lemon. This wine has a great depth and viscosity and would pair well with roast chicken, Indian curry or a tripple cream brie.
Expert Reviews & Awards
'Lovers of pinot gris rejoice – this is luscious, flavoursome and deeply satisfying. Full of Packham pears and pear essence, lemon curd sprinkled with ginger powder; it’s textural, the palate plumped up with good flavour and malted-milk lees. Yet not too heavy, not too light – just right.' (95 points, on the 2023 vintage)
Halliday Wine Companion, August 2024 (JF) — 95 Points
"Texture sets this apart from its grigio sibling. It's also full of lemon balm, grapefruit pith and slightly crunchy pears laced with pepper and freshly cut herbs."
Halliday Wine Companion, August 2020 (JF).
"“Serious business this wine. Beautiful bright golden colour. It’s the whole picture, it’s complete and coherent with a complex bouquet and intense flavour profile. Almond paste, honeydew melon, papaya, hints of pink tropical fruit, red apple skin and pink grapefruit. The texture is chalky, lightly creamy, papaya flesh-like and infused with phenolics taking warming cinnamon spice for a long ride. Potent aromas and flavours with great positive vibrations. This the wine.”
The Wine Front - 95 points (Kasia Sobiesiak)
Winemaking Notes
This is 100% estate Mornington Pinot Gris sourced from basalt-derived volcanic soils in the Musk Creek vineyard. The dry-grown, own-rooted vines were planted in 1997 and enjoy a north-north-east aspect. This site enjoys cooler conditions and ripens later than Tussie Mussie. It’s perched at 180-210 metres altitude atop Main Ridge. Here, it overlooks Western Port and the heads, and the persistent, cooling breeze from Bass Strait ensures the fruit maintains freshness. The site produces bunches of tiny pink berries with excellent acidity, resulting in a deeper, spicier, more complex and mineral gris. The fruit is always hand-harvested.
The ‘Alsatian-style’ press cycle is slow and long. Whole bunches are loaded and gently extracted over six hours to capture only the most delicate phenolics. The juice is then racked and mostly fermented (75%) in stainless steel, while the rest goes to French puncheons (10% new) for structure and complexity. There is no bâtonnage.
Producer
Quealy Winemakers
Variety
About Pinot Grigio/Gris
Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio are made from the same grapes, the difference in the way these wines are named, usually indicates the style, or the country that the wine is made in. Pinot Gris/Grigio grapes develop a distinctive pinkish grey colour on their skins when they ripen. 'Gris' is the French word for grey while 'grigio' means grey in Italian. Some of the world's best Pinot Grigio wines are made in north-eastern Italy, at the foothills of the spectacular Italian Alps. The Alps border the wine regions of Alto Adige, Trentino and Friuli Venezia Giulia. These regions are known for producing high quality Pinot Grigio that is usually dry, light to medium bodied and has a high acidity. This style of Pinot Grigio often shows aromas and flavours of citrus and green fruits. In contrast to Pinot Grigio from Northern Italy, Pinot Gris from Alsace, in Northern France is more full -bodied, rich and textural. The flavour intensity of these wines is also quite pronounced, showing aromas and flavours of dried fruits and honey, at times. High quality Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris is made in Australia, mostly in the cooler regions such as the Adelaide Hills, King Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Orange, the Yarra Valley and Tasmania.
Region
About Mornington Peninsula
The Mornington Peninsula is an inspiring wine region, known for high quality Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio also grow well in the region's ideal, maritime climate. Located 70 kilometres south of Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula is surrounded by three bodies of water (including Port Philip Bay and the Bass Strait), providing ideal cooling breezes (it can be windy at times) and cooler nights that helps the grapes to retain their acidity. The white wines are fragrant and display pure fruit characteristics such as apple, pear and citrus. The Pinot Noir can be either light or more structured, depending on the location of the vineyard and winemaking techniques.
Details
Closure: Screw Cap
Country: Australia
Wine Body: Medium Bodied
Wine Sweetness: Dry
Size: 750mL
Non Alcoholic: No
Delivery
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