De Beaurepaire Patte Bleu Pinot Gris

Aromas of pears and quince, hints of honeysuckle and gingerbread.  Fresh citrus and ripe pear with very lightly smoked earthy notes (truffles and funghi) bouquet. Great length and mouthfeel, gentle tannins from the skin contact and dry.

Our Pinot Gris is not to be confused with the high yielding, high acidity, cheap and cheerful Pinot Grigio school, originating in Veneto and Friuli. Our intention was to produce a mid-slope, Alsatian-style Pinot Gris – a rich, complex, textural aromatic wine – designed to age, match with food and produce a medium bodied wine. We decided to also leave the grapes on the skins to extract additional aromas and flavours, together with a little tannin to give our interpretation of a dry, aromatic mid-slope Alsatian Pinot Gris.