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2018 Airlie Bank Gris Fermented On Skins
Airlie Bank
Picked from a block of gris on the Napoleone vineyard which is nurtured to hang a touch longer, with better tannin maturity than the fruit picked for the Punt Road Pinot Gris. Whole berry and whole bunch ferments are conducted in isolation in one-tonne open pots. They were pressed separately to oak this year, but in the end both went in their entirety into the blend, so the overall result is 50:50. The bunch ferments developed a very significant funk this year, and it was good to see this in the finished wine. The berry ferments supply musk flavour and fruit sweetness. It’s all about the bunch though: Campari, aniseed and kombucha. Unfined and minimally filtered.- Tim Shand, Punt Road
April, 2019
The Wine Front
93 points.
Spicy, herbal, faint mezcal notes, red cherry, raspberry scents. Nice start. Zingy in the palate, succulent and fine, juicy in a way, light on and refreshing. It’s got a lot of charisma but not particularly deep. Still, the gist is an interesting wine of high drinkability and a good dial in of gris’ other personalities.
July, 2019
jamessuckling.com
92 points
A clever amber wine that has such attractive, sweet aromatics on offer with a supple, fleshy palate that carries very fresh melon and quince flavours. Drink now. Screw cap.
August, 2019
Halliday Wine Companion 2020
90 points
50% whole bunches, 50% whole berry, 10 days on skins, matured for 4 months in old hogsheads. The full salmon colour sounds the warning. Happily Punt Road hasn't put a silly price on the wine. It's very spicy, but struggles on the finish.
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