Description

ABOUT THE PRODUCER:
Established by Bob and Cherie Berton in May 1996, Berton Vineyard is one of Hallgarten’s most important partners. The estate covers 30 hectares of land located on gently rolling hills at 450 metres above sea level, in a subregion of Eden Valley in South Australia. The superb Reserve Shiraz and Reserve Chardonnay wines are still sourced from this plot. In 2007, Bob purchased the Yenda winery in the heart of the Riverina. This state-of- the-art facility has the capacity to process 20,000 tonnes and enables Berton Vineyard to produce value for money wines which sit alongside their premium single vineyard offerings.

ABOUT THE VINEYARD:
The grapes for this wine are sourced from a vineyard in Yenda. The vineyard has produced consistent quality fruit and this Pinot Grigio is a testament to this. The soils are sandy loam with clay subsoil, which help to retain moisture during the warmer summer months and minimise vine water-stress. The vine age is varied, but all vines have been spur pruned and are generally trained on a single wire cordon trellising system. The vines are planted at approximately 1.8 metres apart with 3.6 metres between the rows, to allow machinery access.

THE WINEMAKING PROCESS:
The fruit was immediately crushed, destemmed and chilled to drainer and screw-press to minimise juice contact with the red coloured skins of the grape. The free-run juice portion was fermented separately at temperatures of 14° to 16°C using a carefully selected yeast to optimise varietal expression. The wine was blended and filtered for bottling as soon as possible, to retain freshness and crisp fruit flavours.

OUR TASTING NOTES:
This Pinot Grigio displays subtle aromas of freshly cut lime and apple. The palate is crisp and refreshing and reveals flavours of pear, fresh lime and lemon grass which combine with grapefruit freshness to provide good length and intensity.

GRAPE VARIETY:
Pinot Grigio 98%, Fiano 2%.