Airlie Bank Gris on Skins Size::1 Bottle The palate shows extraordinary waves

The palate shows extraordinary waves of flavour

yes but it carries a lashing of acid squeak that teases out a long and almost savoury tea-like finish

and citrus peel

The age of the vines range from 40 to 80 years old and vinification takes place in large format wood

Airlie Bank Gris on Skins Size::1 Bottle The palate shows extraordinary wavesPicked 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