Thorn Clarke Shotfire Pinot Gris
$1999each
$239DOZEN
WineryThorn Clarke
Fruit Pinot Grigio
Regions Eden Valley
  South Australia
Each $19.99
$239.00
Currently out of stock
Thorn-Clark nurture some of the Eden Valley's best Pinot Gris vines. Barrel fermented, richer and fuller than most Pinot Gris, currently only produced in very small quantities, an extended period on lees has brought savouryness and round, mouth filling body.
The estate's Mount Crawford Vineyard, within the higher altitudes of the Eden Valley, holds five hectares of choice Pinot Gris vines. Following a long and mild ripening season which favoured the accumulation of good sugar levels and heightened flavour profiles, the fruit was hand picked, crushed, destemmed and treated to a membrane press. The settled juice was racked to oak where it underwent natural fermentation by wild indigeneous yeast. The ferment was slow and hence retained all the natural flavours of the grape. The wine was left on it's sedimentery lees in oak barrel for eight months, and stirred once a week to increase the complexity and mouthfeel. Approx alcohol 14.0%
TASTING NOTES
The colour is mid straw. There is an intense nose of pears, dried herbs and a hint of buttered toast. Floral and peach notes, a hint of butter and lanolin, luscious biscuitty characters, milk bottle and vanilla. The palate is medium bodied with nice rich pear, freshly cut apples and some citrus fruits. Due to the lees contact the wine is very viscous, creamy and mouth filling. The rich pear, apples and herb flavours combine with the oak ferment influence to produce a white of complexity and depth.
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About Thorn Clarke Winery
The Thorn-Clarke family has a long history in the Barossa, six generations of involvement in the region's world famous wine industry
The Barossa Valley was settled in the early 1840s by small farmers and artisans seeking religious freedom from their native Silesia. The warm, fertile valley was ideal for ripening winegrapes and Australia's largest wineries made their headquarters amongst the vineyards. In the cooler ranges above the Barossa, known as Eden Valley, English settlers created large pastoral runs for sheep and cattle, but also planted vineyards to ensure a supply of table wine. Thorn Clarke»