Decibel Giunta Hawke's Bay Pinot Gris 2022

Decibel Giunta Hawke's Bay Pinot Gris 2022Dry style French oak Fruit forward Zesty acidity This Pinot Gris is a well balanced and fruit driven wine with a touch of wild complexity. Flavours of nashi pear, quince jelly, and red apples intertwine with an aromatic nose of cinnamon, yeast autolysis, flint, and jasmine notes. There's a nice tension between the crisp zesty acidity and the comforting touch of sweetness at the finish. While enjoyable now, this wine possess aging potential that

• Dry style
• French oak
• Fruit-forward
• Zesty acidity

This Pinot Gris is a well-balanced and fruit-driven wine with a touch of wild complexity. Flavours of nashi pear, quince jelly, and red apples intertwine with an aromatic nose of cinnamon, yeast autolysis, flint, and jasmine notes. There's a nice tension between the crisp zesty acidity and the comforting touch of sweetness at the finish. While enjoyable now, this wine possess aging potential that exceeds expectations.

Hawke's Bay lies on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The region enjoys dry summers with moderate, coll nights. This wine reflects a single vineyard Pinot Gris which was grown in the Esk Valley Appellation of Hawke's Bay. The vineyard lies along the Esk River Valley about 3km from the mouth that empties into the Pacific Ocean. The soils are a combination of silt and loam deposited from the river and heavier deposits at the foot of the Esk Valley Hills. The vineyard has begun its journey into organice farming with no weed sprays and the use of an under-vine mower. This early ripening site allows us to pick fruit with a fresh acidity to give the finished wine some finesse and keep the alcohol in blanace.

We chose to machine harvest the fruit allow the juice to soak freely on skins for about 6 hours before we presses. The free fun juice and light pressings were fermented in stainless steel using organic inoculated yeast and fermented slow and cool to relative dryness. The pressings went into 10 year old French puncheons (500 litre oak) where they fermented wild each with their own hint of sweetness and character brought to the final blend. This mixed fermentation is key to the palate texture, giving a balance betweens the spicy complexity of the puncheons and the fruity freshness of the tank component.