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100% Pinot Gris from Marlborough, New Zealand.
Luscious • spiced apple • textual • saline finish.
This is a luscious yet dry Pinot Gris that successfully balances fruit weight with aromatic freshness. It delivers concentrated flavours of apple and five-spice, complemented by a hint of toasted almond. Fermented in stainless steel and aged on the lees for a year, the wine achieves an excellent, slightly creamy texture and lively acidity, leading to a persistent, appetising, and saline finish.
Selection Massale is the passion project of Dan Gillett, the founder of the prominent New Zealand organic and natural wine distribution company, Wine Diamonds. Launched in 2022, the ethos behind the project is to create consistently high-quality, organic wines that authentically express the variety, region, and unique vineyard characteristics. The name 'Selection Massale' refers to the traditional French method of vineyard propagation, where desirable vines from an established vineyard are selected to plant a new one, thereby protecting genetic diversity—a philosophy that underpins the selection of unique vineyard fruit for these wines.
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100% Pinot Gris from Marlborough, New Zealand.
Luscious • spiced apple • textual • saline finish.
This is a luscious yet dry Pinot Gris that successfully balances fruit weight with aromatic freshness. It delivers concentrated flavours of apple and five-spice, complemented by a hint of toasted almond. Fermented in stainless steel and aged on the lees for a year, the wine achieves an excellent, slightly creamy texture and lively acidity, leading to a persistent, appetising, and saline finish.
Selection Massale is the passion project of Dan Gillett, the founder of the prominent New Zealand organic and natural wine distribution company, Wine Diamonds. Launched in 2022, the ethos behind the project is to create consistently high-quality, organic wines that authentically express the variety, region, and unique vineyard characteristics. The name 'Selection Massale' refers to the traditional French method of vineyard propagation, where desirable vines from an established vineyard are selected to plant a new one, thereby protecting genetic diversity—a philosophy that underpins the selection of unique vineyard fruit for these wines.
