Personalised Henschke Innes Vineyard Pinot Gris 2025 13% 750ml

Personalised Henschke Innes Vineyard Pinot Gris 2025 13% 750ml

TASTING NOTES

APPEARANCE

Pale gold with green hues.

AROMA

Fragrant aromas of orange blossom and honeysuckle are layered with white peach, nashi pear, lychee and brioche.

PALATE

A creamy and textural palate of pear and white nectarine, with hints of ginger spice and nougat, is balanced by crisp acidity, delivering a long and intense finish.

REGION NOTES

The Adelaide Hills has an altitude ranging from 400-600m and rainfall of around 700-1000mm. The soils of sandy loam overlying weatheredshale and clay provide excellent conditions for viticulture, which was first established in the Adelaide Hills in 1839 by John Barton Hack at Echunga Springs, near Mount Barker. Littlehampton lies on the easternside of the Adelaide Hills, just 5km from Mount Barker, and has a unique aspect for superlativepinot gris. This wine is named as a tribute to the Innes family, dedicated growers of the Innes Vineyard Pinot Gris for over 25 years . Pinot gris, called tokay d’Alsace in France, grauburgunder in Germany and pinot grigio in Italy, has its origins in France and has becomea highly regardedvarietyaround the world.

VINTAGE NOTES

The winter of 2024 brought good rainfall, followed by a warm, frost-free spring that provided ideal growing conditions and prompted an early budburst across most varieties . Fruit set was excellent, despite lower fruitfulness caused by the previous season’s high cloud cover and low light conditions. A mild summer encouraged steady ripening despite it being the driest growing season since 2006, with less than 190 mm of rain recorded from September to April . The pinot gris was picked in early March, showing excellent aromatics, depth of flavour, balance and length.

MATURATION

Fermented in stainless steel and held on lees in tank for 6 months with regular stirring to build complexity.