Pinot Gris 2024, 13th Street Winery

Description from the Producer

VQA Creek Shores 

TASTING NOTES: This wine is fresh and fruity with aromas of bright lemon, golden pineapple, Asian pear, and light spice with a touch of stony minerality. On the palate, it is lively with refreshing, firm acidity and flavours of creamy lemon, yellow pear, candied ginger, custard, minerality and wet stone, with a long, refreshing finish.

Residual Sugar: 3 g/L

WINEMAKING NOTES: This Pinot Gris was sourced exclusively from our Market Vineyard located at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Seventh Street in the Creek Shores sub-appellation. Harvest was in mid-September. After harvest, the grapes were crushed and destemmed before gentle pressing. The grapes were then fermented and aged in stainless steel with fine lees to provide added richness and a creamy mouthfeel. After light fining and filtration, the wine was bottled in January 2025

VINTAGE NOTES: A mild winter with warmer-than-average temperatures led to an early bud break (May 7^th) in 2024. A light spring frost followed shortly after, causing a slight reduction in bud viability in specific varieties, reducing overall yield. Conditions throughout summer were favourable for canopy development and fruit maturity, consisting of above-average temperatures with little precipitation. Late August, the warm weather cooled off slightly, delaying what was expected to be an exceptionally early harvest. The first grapes to come into the cellar were Chardonnay for sparkling the second week of September, followed by early ripening whites such as Pinot Gris and Riesling. Harvest continued throughout October and November, with later ripening reds, ending with Cabernet Sauvignon in mid-November. The quality of the grapes was very good to excellent, with concentrated flavours and high colour development throughout the portfolio. Wines should have the capacity to age for the medium to long term. Comparable to the 2020 vintage.