Polperro Pinot Gris 2024
Profile
The Polperro Pinot Gris opens with lifted citrus, coriander seed, nashi pear skin, beeswax, and subtle nutty notes. The palate is powerful yet refined, showing ripe pear, lime zest, and crème pâtissière, with a cleansing, briny acidity that drives a long, refreshing finish.
Winemaking
The fruit is handpicked and whole bunched pressed using a gentle champagne press cycle. No enzymes or sulfur are used at the press tray and the juice is oxidatively handled to get rid of oxidative enzymes early on in the winemaking process. The wine is left at ambient and transferred to barrel with full solids, with minimal sulfur added. Fermentation occurs using wild yeast and it is then left unsulfured to the following summer at which time most of the wine has completed full malo-lactic fermentation. A minimal amount of sulfur is added and left in barrel for a total of 6 months where it is racked off gross lees and transferred to tank. The resulting wine is bottled using no finings and minimal filtration.
Vineyard
Mill Hill – Coordinates: 38°21’48” south, 144°58’38” East. Average rainfall: 900mm. 1 acre. Cropping: 1.8 tons/acre. Trellising: VSP and cane pruned. Planted: 1994. Vineyard orientation: gentle northerly slope with rows running due North. The Mill Hill vineyard is the highest and one of the more exposed sites in the region, ensuring a long ripening period which creates high levels of natural acidity. Talland Hill – Coordinates: 38°35’16” south, 145°0’45” East. Average rainfall: 700mm. Cropping: 1.5 tons/acre. Trellising: VSP and cane pruned. Planted: 1992. Vineyard orientation: Majority planted on a north facing slope.
Viticulture
They grow, make and farm their vineyards using a philosophy of sustainability and regenerative agriculture, applying a mix of biological, biodynamic and organic practices.
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