• Dry style
• French oak
• Baked apple
• Salivating finish

"Bright, even, pale straw yellow. This has a lively, lifted bouquet packed with aromas of honeysuckle, apple, poached pear and white spice. Full-bodied, dry to taste, aromas of baked apple and poached pear melded with cardamom, white pepper and honeysuckle. The fruit is fresh with crispness and depth; spice adds power and lengthens the finish. A lightly chalky mouthfeel contrasts with an oiliness and carries a dry, long closing. This Pinto Gris is well-structured with crisp fruit, fresh acidity and a textural line bringing an elegant linearity" Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews, Feb 2024

"Delicious Pinot Gris with succulent tree fruit/pear and nectarine flavours and a classic honeysuckle aroma. Pure, ethereal and very tasty wine with an appealing creamy texture" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real, Review, Nov 2023

"A fragrant bouquet filled with aromas of quince and green pears, some apple and citrus scents. There’s also a layer of minerality and fine lees moments suggesting a touch of spice. A dry-ish wine touches the palate with texture and mouthfeel preceding flavours of citrus and quince then white flashed orchard fruits. Vibrant and refreshing with plenty of acidity, well made and ready to drink from day of purchase through 2027+" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Jan 2024

Light straw gold in colour with a full and inviting nose of nashi, baked apple and pastry. The palate offers mouthfilling flavours of baked quince, pear, baking spices and subtle vanilla pod. A long and textural wine with a salivating finish.

Greystone draws its name from the unique limestone conglomerate that we find as the bedrock on which our vine roots grow in. A limestone mix of fossils, sea shells and small pebbles that have been fused together through the seismic movement of North Canterbury. Over time this ancient seabed has been pushed and folded upwards to form the Teviotdale Hills.

Pinot Noir famously loves soils with limestone and thus different clones, aspects and blocks were planted to see what was capable from this bare land. As the soil changes down the slope we’ve also planted Chardonnay and Pinot Gris.

Our Pinot Gris is grown on the flat blocks at the west of the vineyard, on windblown loess and clay soils. Here we grow two Pinot Gris clones 2/15 and 2/21, originally from Giesenheim. The 2022/23 season was one of great balance, it was slightly warmer, slightly wetter and slightly sunnier, giving us wonderful conditions for growing grapes. After a temperate winter, budburst was slightly earlier than usual, and although spring frosts were frequent, they were mercifully mild. Regular spring rainfall mixed with good sunshine hours through Nov. and Dec. helped ensure healthy vine growth and moderate bunch sizes. Some classic warm North Canterbury summer days followed through December, January and February pushing along fruit development. More moderate temperatures through March and April prolonged the ripening period and allowed us to harvest at the optimum quality level.

Picking decisions were taken to maximize fruit expression whilst still maintaining the delicate balance between ripeness & acidity. The fruit was gently pressed with only the free run juice going to tank & a small portion being run to neutral French oak barrels. A slow cool fermentation followed to ensure a purity of fruit & then aged on yeast lees for approximately 3 months to add texture and mouth feel. Both parcels of wine were then blended together adding different layers of texture & additionalcomplexity to the finished wine before being estate bottled here at the Greystone vineyard.