Sherwood Estate, Stoney Range, Pinot Gris, Waipara, New Zealand, 2023

Producer Profile

Dayne and Jill Sherwood founded their estate in 1987, at a time when few people in New Zealand fully understood the wine industry - Them included!

Them included! Together, they have built up the business from a small 8ha block in north Canterbury to one of New Zealand’s largest family- owned and independent wineries. The custom-built winery in the Waipara Valley may have seemed huge once, but is now bursting at the seams with epic wines that exude great balance under the meticulous supervision of chief winemaker, Petter Evans.

Viticulture

Fruit was harvested from the Pilgrim vineyard in the heart of the Waipara Valley, North Canterbury.

Winemaking

A complex concentrated wine that is a real favourite to make, as it combines a number of different winemaking techniques on individual parcels of grapes which are later blended together. Some of these portions are fermented as whole berries (carbonic maceration) another in small oak barrels, another uses oxidised grapes. Just some of the techniques that build complexity into the wine.

Tasting Note

A Pinot Gris displaying hints of elegant florals with intense pear and peach aromas. This wine has a smooth mouthfeel with a refreshing lengthy finish that can be enjoyed on any occasion.

Food Matching

Spicy Korean BBQ style pork or creamy mushrooms.