And the winner is: Lerida Estate 2008 Pinot Gris from the Canberra Region
I have started writing up the results of our wine tasting from Friday night, if you have missed out on this read the introduction here.
Just to remind us, the contestants in this tasting were (in alphabetical order):
2008 Innocent Bystander from the Yarra Valley in Victoria
2008 Kirrihill from Adelaide Hills in South Australia
2008 Lerida Estate from Lake George, Canberra Region
2007 McVitty from the Southern Highlands here in NSW
2007 Mornington Estate from the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
2007 Nepenthe (Australian Vintage) from Adelaide Hills.
Pinot Gris and Grigio contestants
The typical fruity and lively signs of Pinot Gris and Grigios could be found in any of these wines. So how were they coming across on the night:
The Innocent Bystander and the McVitty both showed a spicy honeyed pear nose, fresh citrus and apples and were less acidic as others on the night. What they were both lacking was the length and finish. The Nepenthe and Mornington Estate both finished last, rather disappointing their lack of character. Pretty thin especially the Nepenthe, this one only scored highest in alcohol level: with 14% it was the highest level on the night – not really a sign I am looking for when trying a Pinot Gris.
The decision for the winner was a hard one as both the Kirrihill as well as the Lerida Estate showed wonderful details of fruityness, they are both balanced wines with a good length on the palate. The Lerida Estate definetely scored maximum points on fruityness and displayed less acidity, the Kirrihill impressed because of this natural acidic taste – one of the judges found it almost Sauvignon Blanc style.
The final result crowned the 2008 Lerida Estate Pinot Gris as the winner, its rich palate and its balanced acidic finish helped this white from Lake George win the night. Well done!
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Ein solches Weintesten ist anstrengend, zumal wir in dieser Runde die grosse Schwierigkeit hatten zwei ebenbuertige Kontrahenten zu plazieren. Der Lerida Estate Pinot Gris setzte sich letztlich gegen den Kirrihill Pinot Grigio durch, seine exzellente Laenge und ausgewogene Saeure machten den Ausschlag. Diese beiden sind vorzuegliche Vertreter einer cool climate Generation von weissen Pinots – stark abgeschlagen am Ende des Feldes der Nepenthe aus den Adelaide Hills, ein Wein aus Massenproduktion und leider ohne jeglichen Charakter.
Ihr Michael Brecht
Related posts:
- Cool Climate Pinot Gris Tasting with friends on a rainy evening
- Pinot Gris or Grigio – a real Shooting Star here in Australia and New Zealand
- Cool Climate vor den Toren von Canberra: Lerida Estate
- Ein Pinot Gris aus den Southern Highlands: der Weisse aus dem cool climate!
- Interview with James Tilbrook from Tilbrook Estate in the beautiful Adelaide Hills
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great article, thank you. we’ve been to the canberra region last weekend and tried a few of the wines, certainly a new wine region to look out for