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Bright, fresh, ripe and pure fruited bouquet led by scents of brown pear and red apple, there’s a leesy chalky spice suggestion with a honeysuckle floral lift. Delicious on the palate with a satin smooth texture touching first then flavours of white fleshed tree fruit and a leesy almost ginger spice spice quality. Expertly made, refreshing and just dry on the finish. Best drinking from 2023 through 2027.

Pinot Gris is not an easy variety to get right. But this bottling, from Kim and Erica Crawford, is perfectly pitched. It's bright and layered with fresh—and not overly ripe—fruit notes of apple and pear alongside fresh fennel, lime leaf and jasmine. The palate is wonderfully textural, a balance of fleshy, tangy fruit and florals with lifted acidity. This would be a knockout with Thai or other Southeast Asian cuisine. And it could gain honeyed complexity with a few more years in the bottle. Drink now–2026.