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Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Orange 2020

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Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Orange 2020
Producer Pyramid Valley
Region, Country North Canterbury, New Zealand
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 6
Product Code 19358-750

Stelvin. 87% Pinot Gris, 7% Muscat, 4% Riesling and 2% Gewürztraminer. Sourced from two vineyards in North Canterbury, the grapes for this “paean to the previous owners of Pyramid Valley” (Gary Walsh) were drawn from the Porters vineyard in Waipara (Pinot Gris) and the Three Sisters vineyard (Riesling), while the Muscat and Gewürz came off Domett clay soils. 


The entirety of the fruit was whole-bunch fermented in 1,000-litre open-tops for up to 21 days, and then pressed and aged in old barrels and clay amphora for six months, prior to being bottled (unfined and unfiltered). 




Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Orange 2020

Reviews

"A paean to the previous owners of Pyramid Valley, Mike and Claudia Weersing; legends of NZ wine and such wonderful people. A skin contact Pinot Gris here, unfined, unfiltered, with minimal sulphur. Lipton Ice peach tea, orange rind and Japanese pickled ginger, slightly musky, dusty and peppery. Juicy peach and apricot flavours with a layer of spice and gentle nutty umami character, subtle white pepper tannin, a freshening juicy orange tang, and a perfumed finish of excellent length. It’s a clean, refreshing and beautifully turned out version of orange wine, and lovely to drink. I’m going to guzzle it."
93 points, Gary Walsh, The Winefront
“Oh, if only all orange wines were as downright delicious and as beautiful as this. Predominantly pinot gris, with some muscat, riesling and gewurz thrown in for fun, fermented as whole bunches for three weeks and then aged in old barrels and amphoras for six months. Glowing amber colour, bright, juicy spicy citrus aromatics, slippery then gently tannic in the mouth. Wonderful.”
Max Allen, Australian Financial Review

Reviews

"A paean to the previous owners of Pyramid Valley, Mike and Claudia Weersing; legends of NZ wine and such wonderful people. A skin contact Pinot Gris here, unfined, unfiltered, with minimal sulphur. Lipton Ice peach tea, orange rind and Japanese pickled ginger, slightly musky, dusty and peppery. Juicy peach and apricot flavours with a layer of spice and gentle nutty umami character, subtle white pepper tannin, a freshening juicy orange tang, and a perfumed finish of excellent length. It’s a clean, refreshing and beautifully turned out version of orange wine, and lovely to drink. I’m going to guzzle it."
93 points, Gary Walsh, The Winefront
“Oh, if only all orange wines were as downright delicious and as beautiful as this. Predominantly pinot gris, with some muscat, riesling and gewurz thrown in for fun, fermented as whole bunches for three weeks and then aged in old barrels and amphoras for six months. Glowing amber colour, bright, juicy spicy citrus aromatics, slippery then gently tannic in the mouth. Wonderful.”
Max Allen, Australian Financial Review

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