Prophets Rock Pinot Gris 2022

Highlighted by many as one of if not the best true Alsatian style Gris from New Zealand. Paul emphasises often that there are ‘No second-class citizens in the vineyard”. His point here is that often white varietals are cropped twice as high as Pinot Noir in New Zealand, whereas his Riesling, Gris and Chardonnay are given equal respect in terms of yields, a key part Paul believes to showing the site in these whites. Sourced from one parcel in the Rocky Point vineyard (Paul has a spot in this vineyard with a higher % of Clay, good for this varietal) and one vineyard on the west bank of the lake in Pisa.

A key point that Paul has mentioned in our conversations around his dry whites is the importance of elevage on lees. This was an important lesson he learnt whilst in Alsace, where the ‘greats’ almost always leave the wines post ferment on lees for extended periods, where so often in the new world for Riesling and Gris the wines are moved to tank/bottle in just a few months post primar