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Thornbury Pinot Gris 2016 Wine Review

Thornbury Pinot Gris 2016

Thornbury Pinot Gris 2016

Waipara, South Island, New Zealand

Community Score:90/100

Community Reviews: 2

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Price: $18.95

Drink: 2016-2019

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 13%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: White Wine


Winery: Thornbury

Agent: Airen Imports

Natalie's Score: 89/100

Fresh, crisp and lively with notes of white and green melon. The ultimate summer aperitif or match it with fresh seafood.

This Thornbury Pinot Gris 2016 was reviewed on August 3, 2016 by Natalie MacLean

More Vintages: 2017  2015 

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Greg Hughes rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

This wine. Is sourced from the same area as the Riesling, in the Thornbury lineup - Waipara.
Voluptuous and full, this wine has some dazzling acidity to pair with a full body and it's amenable to a wide variety of tastes.
To the aromas, table grape, nectarine, anjou pear, possibly some neutral oak?knowing New Zealand, they like to keep their whites pretty clinically precise and clean, but there is a subtle smokiness coming either from grape skins, or large oak casks that have been used repeatedly.
Pretty big on the palate. Big mouthfeel, but modest alcohol. Lots of orchard fruit freshness. Some honey, and Demerara sugar. It's sweetly fruited, but quite dry.
Trout with caramelized red pepper jelly would be a lovely. Tasted twice. Writer's choice.

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