Tiki Single Vineyard Pinot Gris 2025 ($22 per bottle)

Quantities are in 6 Packs
$22 per bottle - $132 per 6 pack case.

AWARDS & REVIEWS:

2025 VINTAGE
5 STARS (94 POINTS) - Wine Orbit

"Beautifully fruited and inviting, the bouquet reveals poached pear, apricot, melon, and floral notes, leading to a finely flowing palate that's juicy and fleshy. Fabulously composed and expressed, making it highly enjoyable." Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

2024 VINTAGE
DOUBLE GOLD (97 POINTS) - San Francisco International Wine Competition 2024
GOLD (95 POINTS) - NZ International Wine Show 2024
5 STARS (93 POINTS) - Wine Orbit
91 POINTS / PREMIUM - Cameron Douglas MS
90 POINTS - National Wine Awards of NZ 2024

"Tiki was the top Pinot Gris wine." 
Article: The Best White Wines, According To The San Francisco International Wine Competition /  www.forbes.com

2023 VINTAGE
5 STARS (93 POINTS) - Wine Orbit
91 POINTS (SILVER) - Decanter World Wine Awards 2024
4.5 STARS / RECOMMENDED - Cuisine Magazine: NZ & Intl Pinot Gris Tasting, Feb 2024
4 STARS - Yvonne Lorkin, Wine Reviewer & Writer

"The 2023 Single Vineyard Pinot Gris leads with scratched lemon rind, nashi pear and wet limestone. The wine is plump, sweet and straightforward, with a phenolic poke through the finish." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate - Erin Larkin

2022 VINTAGE
5 STARS - Wine Orbit, June 2022
92 POINTS - Cameron Douglas, Aug 2022
RECOMMENDED - Bob Campbell MW - The Real Review, Sept 2022
SILVER - dish Magazine Pinot Gris Tasting Panel, Mar 2023
90 POINTS - NZ Wine Rater, Jan 2023
COMMENDED- International Wine Challenge 2023 (IWC), May 2023
16.5/20 POINTS - jancisrobinson.com, Nov 2023

VINTAGE 2025 TASTING NOTES:
COLOUR: Pale straw green.

NOSE AND PALATE: Delightfully ripe and fragrant with aromas of poached pears, spice and melon with floral notes.  The palate has a beautiful balance of pure fruit alongside a creamy textural note giving a smooth satisfying long finish.

VINEYARD REGION: 100% Waipara Valley, North Canterbury

WINEMAKER: Alastair Maling MW

GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Pinot Gris

MATURATION: 91% stainless steel fermentation, 9% barrel fermentation

WINEMAKING: The fruit was in excellent condition given the hot, dry summer with moderate yields across all blocks. Following regular assessment of the developing fruit flavours the parcels allocated to the Tiki Single Vineyard Pinot Gris were harvested five days apart both as early morning picks to preserve the varietal characteristics.  The free run juice from both picks were amalgamated into one tank then inoculated with an aromatic yeast and fermented at 13 – 15C to enhance the aroma and flavour profile.  Meanwhile, juice was drained from the tank post inoculation to fill two old French oak barrels for ferment with the concept being this would add complexity, richness and texture to a wine that had plenty of fruit flavours. The wine in tank was racked off gross lees three weeks after ferment and the barrel portion left on their lees for two months to build that texture and complexity. The tank and barrel portions were ultimately blended together on fine lees for 2 months before bottling.

WINE ANALYSIS:
Alc Vol: 14%
Acidity (TA): 3.4 g/L
Residual Sugar: 5.5 g/L
pH: 3.0 g/L

WHEN TO ENJOY:
2025-2028 - will continue to develop for a further 5 years.