BabichMarlborough Pinot Gris
Crafted from vineyards positioned throughout Marlborough comes this rich, full bodied Pinot Gris. This stunningly juicy wine is dry in style, offering red apple, pear, stone-fruit and spice flavours with a soft, elegant finish.
Pungent with sweet apple and pear notes leading into lime and a hint of stone fruits and nutmeg. Exuberant.
Pear and ginger immediately apparent leading into baked apple and lingering lime. Lush and creamy with good breadth and focus.
Pear and ginger immediately apparent leading into baked apple and lingering lime. Lush and creamy with good breadth and focus.
Fruit was harvested from vineyards in the Waihopai & Wairau Valleys. After some skin contact the fruit was pressed. The juice spent 48hrs stirring on lees prior to clarification to build mouthfeel. Fermented in tank.
This Marlborough Pinot Gris works well with snapper fillets, rolled in fresh breadcrumbs and shallow fried, or with hot baked ham and glazed kumara.
Exuberant with pear, ginger, citrus and peach aromas. Notes of lychee and rock melon can also be found along with a touch of brioche.
Big and glossy on entry with flavours of ripe pear, apple and orange. These progress through the palate and linger sweetly on the finish. Mouth filling, generous and focused - a complete wine.
Big and glossy on entry with flavours of ripe pear, apple and orange. These progress through the palate and linger sweetly on the finish. Mouth filling, generous and focused - a complete wine.
Fruit was harvested from vineyards in the Waihopai, Wairau & Awatere Valleys. After some skin contact the fruit was pressed. The juice spent between 12- 48hrs stirring prior to clarification to build mouthfeel. Fermented in tank and barrel.
This Marlborough Pinot Gris works well with snapper fillets, rolled in fresh breadcrumbs and shallow fried, or with hot baked ham and glazed kumara.
"A delicious wine with a perfect balance between fleshy fruit concentration and structure. Flavours of apples and green pears, a touch of tart quince and citrus then a fine lees quality. There’s a hint of light-beer showcasing some of the lees effect. Moderate+ acid line and weight with core flavours that reflect the bouquet." - 90 POINTS - Cameron Douglas MS, www.camerondouglasms.com
"This full-bodied wine was mostly handled in stainless steel tanks; 7% of the blend was barrel-fermented to add richness and complexity. It offers good depth of vibrant, peachy, gently spicy flavours and is dryish, savoury and very harmonious." - 4 STARS - Michael Cooper, NZ Listener magazine, June 2024
"This full-bodied wine was mostly handled in stainless steel tanks; 7% of the blend was barrel-fermented to add richness and complexity. It offers good depth of vibrant, peachy, gently spicy flavours and is dryish, savoury and very harmonious." - 4 STARS - Michael Cooper, NZ Listener magazine, June 2024
Nashi pear and biscuit aromas with ginger, peach, wet slate and floral notes.
Medium weighted and creamy entry loaded with fresh fruits particularly pear, melon and stone fruits. Ginger again and some white pepper spice. Finish is lingering and complex. Bright and juicy.
Medium weighted and creamy entry loaded with fresh fruits particularly pear, melon and stone fruits. Ginger again and some white pepper spice. Finish is lingering and complex. Bright and juicy.
Fruit was harvested from our vineyards in the Waihopai & Wairau Valleys. The fruit was quickly pressed off skins to and a portion of the juice spent 48 stirring prior to clarification and fermentation to build mouthfeel. Fermented in tank.
This Marlborough Pinot Gris works well with snapper fillets, rolled in fresh breadcrumbs and shallow fried, or with hot baked ham and glazed kumara.
92 POINTS - Cameron Douglas MS
91 POINTS - NZWineRate.com
"Modern, lifted, fruit-forward, and varietal on the nose with aromas of freshly sliced green and brown pear, honeydew melon, fresh herbs, and baking spice. Plush fruit with a salivating taught structure, flavours of peach kernel, and tangy, lively, crunchy acidity. An extremely pleasant fresh, dry, white. " 91 POINTS - NZWineRater.com
91 POINTS - NZWineRate.com
"Modern, lifted, fruit-forward, and varietal on the nose with aromas of freshly sliced green and brown pear, honeydew melon, fresh herbs, and baking spice. Plush fruit with a salivating taught structure, flavours of peach kernel, and tangy, lively, crunchy acidity. An extremely pleasant fresh, dry, white. " 91 POINTS - NZWineRater.com
Pear and ginger aromas followed by orange blossom and apricot. Creamy weight on the entry and initial flavours take the lead from the nose, with pear and ginger to the fore. Also notes of tangerine and some biscuit complexity. A hint of peach schnapps lingers on the finish.
Fruit was harvested from our Echelon and Cowslip Valley vineyards in the Waihopai Valley. The fruit spent about six hours on skins to extract more flavour and texture. 48 hours of lees stirring prior to clarification and fermentation was also undertaken to build mouthfeel further. While predominately tank fermented, a significant proportion is fermented in seasoned oak barrels for complexity.
This Marlborough Pinot Gris works well with snapper fillets, rolled in fresh breadcrumbs and shallow fried, or with hot baked ham and glazed kumara.
GOLD MEDAL - Marlborough Wine Show 2021
Our Marlborough Pinot Gris has aromas of ginger, pear and Braeburn apple with white floral notes and cinnamon. Fullish and rich on entry with a very smooth progression through the palate to a warm, spicy finish. Fresh fruits, apple and pear, are joined by orange and peach with a crème brûlée note lingering. This wine is widely considered one of the best New Zealand Pinot Gris' produced in recent years.
Fruit was harvested from our Echelon and Cowslip Valley vineyards in the Waihopai Valley and Headwaters vineyard in the Wairau. The fruit spent about 5 hours on skins to extract more flavour and build mouthfeel. While predominately tank fermented, a significant proportion is fermented in seasoned oak barrels to increase complexity.
This Marlborough Pinot Gris works well with snapper fillets, rolled in fresh breadcrumbs and shallow fried, or with hot baked ham and glazed kumara.
"Reasonably complex bouquet with aromas of autumn leaves, stewed windfall apples and with hints of spice, vanilla and lavender. A rich, dry, oily style with good concentration, length and balance."
90 POINTS NZ Wine Rater
90 POINTS NZ Wine Rater
Classic pear and ginger aromas with white fleshed peach and a hint of rose. Ripe apple on entry mingle with peach and other stone fruits on the lush and textured mid-palate. Juicy and fresh, but plenty of warmth and a long spicy finish.
Parcels were harvested from our Echelon and Cowslip Valley Vineyards in the Waihopai Valley and our Selmes Rd Vineyard in the Wairau. From the Waihopai we get stone fruit, floral notes and concentration. From Selmes Road we get roundness volume and classic pear/ ginger flavours. The fruit spends about 4 hours on skins to extract more flavour and build mouthfeel. While predominately tank fermented, a significant proportion is fermented in seasoned oak barrels to increase complexity.
The Marlborough Pinot Gris works well with snapper fillets, rolled in fresh breadcrumbs and shallow fried, or with hot baked ham and glazed kumara.
Aromas of fresh red apples, a touch floral, pretty. Creamy rich and mouth-filling entry with pear and apple dominating. There is a nice structural complexity and a touch of toffee on the lingering spicy finish. A bright and fleshy wine.
Parcels of grapes were harvested from several of our Marlborough vineyards. The vineyards with heavier soils add weight to the wine, whereas the lighter soils bring varietal aromatics. The majority of juice in the winery was fermented in-tank at various temperatures, and with various yeasts to capture varietal character and build interest.
The Marlborough Pinot Gris works well with snapper fillets, rolled in fresh breadcrumbs and shallow fried, or with hot baked ham and glazed kumara.
Aromas of ginger, pear and white nectarine with a little green apple in the background. The palate is big rich and succulent with driving fruit - ripe apples, pears and stone fruits. Ginger and a hint of red berries that linger. A generous, warm embracing mouthful.
Parcels of grapes were harvested from several of our Marlborough vineyards. The vineyards with heavier soils add weight to the wine, whereas the lighter soils bring varietal aromatics. The majority of juice in the winery was fermented in-tank at various temperatures, and with various yeasts to capture varietal character and build interest.
The Marlborough Pinot Gris works well with snapper fillets, rolled in fresh breadcrumbs and shallow fried, or with hot baked ham and glazed kumara.
GOLD MEDAL - China Wine & Spirits Awards 2018
SILVER MEDAL - International Wine Challenge 2018
4 STARS - Raymond Chan, raymondchanwinereviews.co.nz, Apr 2018
SILVER MEDAL - Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2018
SILVER MEDAL - San Francisco International Wine Competition 2018
"The fruity, ripe 2017 Pinot Gris is full-bodied, round and mouth-filling. Pear and guava notes are balanced by hints of grapefruit and lime on the nearly dry finish. It's not that complex, but it offers an appealing silky texture and enough weight to satisfy."
-Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate, Feb 2018
"Full, even straw-yellow colour with lemon-green hues. The nose is softly full with good depth and presence of white and yellow stone-fruits, along with an amalgam of exotic herbs and rose-petal florals, and subtle notes of honeysuckle and nutty notes. Dry to taste and medium-full bodied, the palate has a subtle, mouth-filling presence with light, lifted flavours of white stone-fruits along with exotic florals and some confectionary and honeysuckle nuances. The palate is bright and vigorous with fresh underlying acidity, and the wine flows along a very fine-textured line, leading to an elegant, nuanced finish. This is a delicate flavoured dry Pinot Gris with stone-fruit, floral, confectionary and honeysuckle notes on a palate with good mouthfeel."
-Raymond Chan, raymondchanwinereviews.co.nz, Apr 2018
"This has a smooth, ripe and attractive array of apples and pears with lightly bready, pastry notes. The palate is smooth, just off-dry and has easy, mellow apple-pastry flavors."
-James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com, 2018
SILVER MEDAL - International Wine Challenge 2018
4 STARS - Raymond Chan, raymondchanwinereviews.co.nz, Apr 2018
SILVER MEDAL - Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2018
SILVER MEDAL - San Francisco International Wine Competition 2018
"The fruity, ripe 2017 Pinot Gris is full-bodied, round and mouth-filling. Pear and guava notes are balanced by hints of grapefruit and lime on the nearly dry finish. It's not that complex, but it offers an appealing silky texture and enough weight to satisfy."
-Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate, Feb 2018
"Full, even straw-yellow colour with lemon-green hues. The nose is softly full with good depth and presence of white and yellow stone-fruits, along with an amalgam of exotic herbs and rose-petal florals, and subtle notes of honeysuckle and nutty notes. Dry to taste and medium-full bodied, the palate has a subtle, mouth-filling presence with light, lifted flavours of white stone-fruits along with exotic florals and some confectionary and honeysuckle nuances. The palate is bright and vigorous with fresh underlying acidity, and the wine flows along a very fine-textured line, leading to an elegant, nuanced finish. This is a delicate flavoured dry Pinot Gris with stone-fruit, floral, confectionary and honeysuckle notes on a palate with good mouthfeel."
-Raymond Chan, raymondchanwinereviews.co.nz, Apr 2018
"This has a smooth, ripe and attractive array of apples and pears with lightly bready, pastry notes. The palate is smooth, just off-dry and has easy, mellow apple-pastry flavors."
-James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com, 2018