2025 Innes Vineyard

Adelaide Hills

Pinot Gris

The winter of 2024 brought good rainfall, followed by a warm, frost-free spring that provided ideal growing conditions and prompted an early budburst across most varieties. Fruit set was excellent, despite lower fruitfulness caused by the previous season’s high cloud cover and low light conditions. A mild summer encouraged steady ripening despite it being the driest growing season since 2006, with less than 190 mm of rain recorded from September to April. The pinot gris was picked in early March, showing excellent aromatics, depth of flavour, balance and length.
$37.00
$37.00
The winter of 2024 brought good rainfall, followed by a warm, frost-free spring that provided ideal growing condition...

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BACKGROUND

The Adelaide Hills has an altitude ranging from 400-600m and rainfall of around 700-1000mm. The soils of sandy loam overlying weathered shale and clay provide excellent conditions for viticulture, which was first established in the Adelaide Hills in 1839 by John Barton Hack near Mount Barker. Littlehampton lies on the eastern side of the Adelaide Hills, just 5km from Mount Barker, and has a unique aspect for superlative pinot gris. This wine is named as a tribute to the Innes family, dedicated growers of the Innes Vineyard Pinot Gris for over 25 years. Pinot gris, called tokay d’Alsace in France, grauburgunder in Germany and pinot grigio in Italy, has its origins in France and has become a highly regarded variety around the world.

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Varieties: 100% Pinot gris

Harvest Date: 3 - 4 March

Alcohol: 13.5%

Vintage Rating: Excellent vintage

Maturation: Fermented in stainless steel and held on lees in tank for 6 months with regular stirring to build complexity.

Cellaring Potential: 15+ years (from vintage).

VINTAGE

The winter of 2024 brought good rainfall, followed by a warm, frost-free spring that provided ideal growing conditions and prompted an early budburst across most varieties. Fruit set was excellent, despite lower fruitfulness caused by the previous season’s high cloud cover and low light conditions. A mild summer encouraged steady ripening despite it being the driest growing season since 2006, with less than 190 mm of rain recorded from September to April. The pinot gris was picked in early March, showing excellent aromatics, depth of flavour, balance and length.

TASTING NOTES

The Adelaide Hills has an altitude ranging from 400-600m and rainfall of around 700-1000mm. The soils of sandy loam overlying weathered shale and clay provide excellent conditions for viticulture, which was first established in the Adelaide Hills in 1839 by John Barton Hack near Mount Barker. Littlehampton lies on the eastern side of the Adelaide Hills, just 5km from Mount Barker, and has a unique aspect for superlative pinot gris. This wine is named as a tribute to the Innes family, dedicated growers of the Innes Vineyard Pinot Gris for over 25 years. Pinot gris, called tokay d’Alsace in France, grauburgunder in Germany and pinot grigio in Italy, has its origins in France and has become a highly regarded variety around the world.

Varieties: 100% Pinot gris

Harvest Date: 3 - 4 March

Alcohol: 13.5%

Vintage Rating: Excellent vintage

Maturation: Fermented in stainless steel and held on lees in tank for 6 months with regular stirring to build complexity.

Cellaring Potential: 15+ years (from vintage).

The winter of 2024 brought good rainfall, followed by a warm, frost-free spring that provided ideal growing conditions and prompted an early budburst across most varieties. Fruit set was excellent, despite lower fruitfulness caused by the previous season’s high cloud cover and low light conditions. A mild summer encouraged steady ripening despite it being the driest growing season since 2006, with less than 190 mm of rain recorded from September to April. The pinot gris was picked in early March, showing excellent aromatics, depth of flavour, balance and length.

93 Points
"Juicy and bright. A little chalky pucker on hand. Good aromatics that show off frangipani, preserved lemon, Japanese pickled ginger and brown pear. The textural experience elevates things too; it feels like the grapes were firmly pressed, eking out chew and chomp through the palate. Enough flavour to deliver strong DNA of the variety, too."

MIKE BENNIE, HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION