Winery & Vintage Info
Winemaking Notes
The Other Wine Co. Pinot Gris 2025 takes the evolution of their Pinot Gris to the next level, with textural ferments, maturation in old French oak, and a beautiful balance of freshness and texture that defines this exceptional vintage. Working to the strengths of Pinot Gris, the wine was fermented on full solids, partly in old French oak puncheons and partly in stainless steel, ensuring the lively aromas of white pear, almond sorbet, and jasmine are complemented by the juicy nashi and fleshy white pear that offer a delicious and textured palate. The wine was then allowed to rest on lees for four months to build texture, complexity, and drive through the palate, with the added zip of cool season acidity creating exceptional freshness and balance. This careful winemaking approach, from the full solids fermentation to the extended lees ageing, ensures the wine displays beautiful integration between fruit intensity and refreshing acidity, with the white pear and nashi flavours providing immediate enjoyment whilst the textured palate adds complexity and interest, resulting in a clean and invigorating finish that is sure to ignite your taste buds and showcase the perfect balance of freshness and texture that defines Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris.
Vineyard & Terroir
Fruit for The Other Wine Co. Pinot Gris 2025 was taken across three sites in Balhannah and Charleston, with shallow loams with degraded ironstone and quartz soils providing the diversity and complexity of flavours and aromas that make this wine so compelling. All fruit was hand-picked to balance flavour-ripeness and natural acidity to highlight both vibrancy and fruit purity, ensuring the wine showcases the lively aromas of white pear, almond sorbet, and jasmine that create an inviting and expressive bouquet. The combination of the three sites in Balhannah and Charleston, with their shallow loams and degraded ironstone and quartz soils, provides the foundation for the wine's pale straw colour with brilliant clarity, reflecting the wine's freshness and quality Adelaide Hills fruit. The 2025 vintage showcases the exceptional quality that comes from hand-picking fruit to balance flavour-ripeness and natural acidity, with the vibrancy and fruit purity highlighted throughout the wine's profile, from the vibrant and refined aromatics that showcase the wine's depth and Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris character to the delicious and textured palate with the added zip of cool season acidity. This vintage takes the evolution of The Other Wine Co. Pinot Gris to the next level, with the textural ferments, maturation in old French oak, and the beautiful balance of freshness and texture creating a wine that is perfect as an aperitif or with light cuisine, pairing beautifully with fresh seafood, grilled prawns, Asian cuisine, and a range of other dishes when served well chilled at 8-10°C.
