From the Cellar: Hans Herzog Pinot Gris Marlborough 2015 – $$$
This wine comes from a long-established and committed artisan organic wine producer in Marlborough. The producer boasts 29 different grape varieties planted on the property. We enjoyed their cellar door hospitality on our last visit down south very much.
Orange mandarin blush. 13.5% alc.
Light and savoury on nose, a little hesitant to open up. I coaxed aromas of melon, soft pear and Turkish delight from the glass. It hinted at funky, and ‘worked’.
To drink, I tasted light strawberries and baking spice, apple. A soft mouthfeel initially, with a good citrus line throughout. Medium length. Finished grassy.
An appealing Gris with an attractive colour in the glass. Although it wasn’t presented as such at their Cellar Door when we first tasted it, but this wine could well fall under the category of “orange wine”. If so, it would be my first…
89 points
Is it a pinot gris with lots of skin contact. By the colour, it seems an orange wine
Hi. Yes it is an orange wine. I learnt that today at a natural wine tasting. It wasn’t explained to me at the time at their Cellar Door, but looking at it now, seems obvious. My first orange wine…