Quealy Musk Creek Pinot Gris 2021

Quealy Musk Creek Pinot Gris is a dry, textural single-vineyard Gris from volcanic soils at Main Ridge.

Tom McCarthy draws a clear line between Grigio and Gris at this estate: the Gris comes from the higher, cooler sites, where fruit hangs into late autumn and the wine ends up headier and fuller, while the Grigio comes off the warmer Balnarring blocks and stays racy. This is all estate Gris grown on basalt-derived volcanic soils, 180 to 210 metres up on Main Ridge with Western Port below and the Bass Strait breeze running through the rows. The dry-grown vines were planted in 1997. Pressing follows an Alsatian model, with whole bunches loaded and extracted slowly over twelve hours, taking only the gentlest phenolics.

Ripe pear, red apple skin and honeyed spice with a mineral, faintly bitter finish and plenty of texture. Serve at 10 to 11 degrees, not colder. Roast pork with apple, chicken and tarragon, or a board of hard cheese and quince paste.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.