Clos Ostler Audreys Pinot Gris 2022

The 2022 Ostler Pinot Gris is a wine that’s as elegant as it is complex. A bright, pale yellow hue invites you in, while the nose offers a symphony of poached pear, ginger, white peach, and delicate jasmine florals. With a luscious and generous palate, it’s a dry style that delivers depth with every sip, thanks to the mineral zest that ties everything together in perfect harmony. Fermented half in stainless steel and half in oak, including 12% new barrels, this wine balances purity with texture, complexity with freshness. Expect a silky, oily mouthfeel and a lingering, zesty finish that stays with you long after the last drop. The 2022 vintage will continue to evolve beautifully, so you’ll enjoy it now or a few years down the road.

Critics thoughts -  Bright, pale yellow, even colour throughout. The nose is elegant and soft, crunchy minerals, pear, yellow stonefruit intermix wildflower and honey. Medium-bodied, Nashi pear and nectarines have a pure expression, interweave lemon sherbet, lemon zest, unfolding white floral and honey nuances. A subtle sweetness nicely balances acidity, lingers with zesty freshness and adds interest. Oily texture mouthfeel adorned by a very fine powdery, chalky line, carry the wine to linearity. This is an elegant Pinot Gris with purity, posied details and mineral seduction. Match with pork belly bao buns and pan-fried fish over the next 6 years. Fruit is from Clos Ostler vineyard, handpicked, whole bunch pressed to tank for cold settling for 2 days, racked to tank and barrel for fermentation with selected yeast. 13.8% alc, 3.8 g/l RS.  95 points, Raymond Chan 

The striking 2020 vintage (5*) was estate-grown in the Clos Ostler vineyard and partly barrel-fermented. Bright, light lemon/green, it is richly scented, mouthfilling and vibrantly fruity, with concentrated, peachy, slightly spicy flavours, threaded with appetising acidity, and a very harmonious, dry (3.8 grams/litre of residual sugar), lasting finish. A delicious wine with layers of flavour, it should be at its best 2023+.  95 points, Michael Cooper 

Tasted back in May and again on September 4th, 2021. This wine is still fantastic, in fact better. Fantastic bouquet with aromas of chalky mineral and white fleshed fruits, flowers and a complex lees autolysis. There’s a distinctive memory of Alsace grand cru quality about this wine. On the palate - silky, polished, ripe, fleshy and varietal with flavours that mirror the nose, medium+ acidity, some white spice and mineral leading to a complex harmonious finish. A delicious wine ready to drink upon purchase and through 2025+ Outstanding.  95 points, Cameron Douglas