Coombe Farm Pinot Gris

view from above. This Pinot Gris looks like my door knob!

Pinot Gris originated from northern France, a cousin of the Pinot Grigio (that originated in northern Italy). This Pinot Gris came from the cool climate Yarra Valley, 45km east of Melbourne and is produced by Coombe Farm in who fermented the grapes in a stainless still barrel (no oak). Pinot Gris is a relatively newer white in Australia having grown in popularity since the early 2000s. I hope it’s one that stays. 

Colour: 
This is one of the ‘darker’ whites… if that makes sense. It’s not just straw coloured, but wet straw coloured and somewhat brassy. It’s quite pretty if you match it with light coloured food. The wine grips to the sides of the glass, leaving a resin-like residue. At this point I actually got excited about tasting this wine, anticipating some sweetness.

you can see the 'legs' of the wine holding to the sides of the glass. The meniscus is high.

Nose:
  It predominantly smells of semi ripe pineapple, not smelling fully ripe because there are hints of citrus in there as well. Breathing deeper, there’s a faint subtle apricot smell as well. Woohoo! No woody/oak smell!

Taste:
  The Coombe Farm Pinot Gris is a semi sweet wine that goes well on its own or with Hainan chicken rice, cheese pizza and cheese platters(I drank it over 3 days). This was quite nice to drink. It tasted of apricots and finished with some citric acidity. When you drink this wine, hold it in your mouth for two seconds, swallow and breath out. There. Did you taste it? There’s one more taste to this wine. It’s savoury! Just like cheese!

If you’re tired of the simple sweet wines or pure dry wines, try the Coombe Farm Pinot Gris 2010 ($17-$25 a bottle). Experience wine that tells a story on your senses

Coombe Farm Pinot Gris 2010. $17-$25 per bottle.