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Lansdowne Pinot Grigio 2021
Grape Type Pronunciation: "pee-noh gree-gee-oh"
Primary flavours
Apple
Bosc Pear
Lemon
Biscuit
Chalk
Creamy
Details
Stunning copper colour from a little extra time on the skins, this Pinot Grigio is mega textural and complex. It's crisp and crunchy with citrus and bosc flavours and an enticing lure of bready biscuit notes. Structurally, it walks the tight rope of balancing creamy with tongue-tickling texture. It's medium-bodied refreshing and wildly complex. Very good drinking.

Though Lansdowne vineyards' home to the slowest growing vines in Adelaide Hills, it's certainly never a dull moment for the young hustling family behind it, Eliza and Tass ('Tosh')! This Young Gun duo is making some tremendously exciting small-batch minimal intervention production that are turning heads to the Hills in hope of tasting their hard-to-get-your-hands-on wines. The vineyard is perched at 350m above sea level in the Forreston Valley where it experiences a Mediterranean climate with cool wet winters and warm dry summers that linger into long stretched autumns. Stunning early sunsets over the vineyards and cool air pooled in the valley under the starry skies make for an ideal temperature fluctuation (diurnal swing) which ensures the grapes ripen slow and steady; a prerequisite for the kind of flavour complexity and elegance we see in the wines from Lansdowne. Eliza and Tosh believe in the importance of sustainability and transparency in their wine which means they take a full-love, but hands-off approach to make sure their wines sing in the same key as their unique roots.
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Taste Profile
This wine’s tasting notes.
Sweetness
lowmediumhigh
Body
lightmediumfull
Fruitiness
nonesomelots
Tannins
lowmediumhigh
Acidity
lowmediumhigh
Oak
nonesomelots
Alcohol
low (under 12%)medium (12-14%)high (14%+)
Taste Summary
This wine’s tasting notes are leaning towards medium bodied, low sweetness, with medium acidity, some fruitiness, low tannins, high alcohol and some oak.
Specs
Region
Adelaide Hills
country
Australia
Grape type
Pinot Grigio
Wine Maker
Lansdowne
Alcohol
14%
Vintage
2021
Cellar period
1-3 years
Production method
Sustainably Made
State
SA
Pairing guide
A lot of people see Pinot Grigio primarily as a summer wine, to pair with light, picnic food destined for nibbling outside. However, this bright, fresh and well structured Pinot Grigio from Lansdowne is far more flexible than that and can deal with an impressively wide array of flavours and ingredients. Of course, it’s always going to go absolutely gorgeously with more or less anything seafood-related — this Italian white grape is one of the world’s leading fish matches — and we love it with everything from shellfish antipasti to good ol’ fish and chips. Also, more and more people are discovering the joys of Pinot Grigio with southern Asian cuisine, sushi and spicy dishes, and its fruity, crisp, refreshing character works excellently with a bit of chilli-based heat.
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Food
Fish
Antipasto
Aromatic Chicken Dishes
Tastes
Crisp
Tangy
Light
Moods
Any and all
Seasons
Summer
Spring
Recipe Matches
Wine region
Adelaide Hills, Australia
The Adelaide Hills wine region, located in South Australia's Mount Lofty Ranges of South Australia is characterised by its high altitude, cool climate, and diverse soils, which all contribute to the unique terroir that produces elegant, complex, and expressive wines. The region's altitude ranges from 400 to 700 meters above sea level, creating a cooler climate than other wine regions in South Australia. The cool temperatures slow down the ripening process of the grapes, resulting in wines with high acidity, delicate aromatics, and elegant flavours. Top sub-regions are Lenswood, Piccadilly Valley, and Basket Range, each with unique microclimates and diverse soil types that produce singular wine styles, the highlights are Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Shiraz and a whole lot more!
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