Hughes & Hughes Pinot Gris 2024

This Pinot Gris has always been made in the Ramato style, that touch of copper/pink tones in the wine from the skin contact component in the blend.

The predominant parcel of fruit for the Pinot Gris is from the Derwent Valley along with vineyards in the North West, Tamar & Coal River Valley. Due to several sub region components the picking dates can vary by up to 30 days so there are often lots of mini ferments happening throughout the vintage however Johnny likes to combine as many of these as possible:

“I like to be finishing the wine as a singular wine if at all possible so by the end of the ferment process  we’ve already done the blend and it doesn’t sit on lees after that for an extended period of time other than to settle. It’s had enough textural work normally not need any more time on lees” – Jonny Hughes

Parcels were fermented on skins (12%), in seasoned barrels (39%) and in tank (39%) before being blended and matured in tank on lees. Bottled unfined and filtered.