Tiki Single Vineyard Pinot Gris 2025

Ripe, fragrant Pinot Gris from our Waipara Valley home block.

Sold by the six-pack.

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

Tasting note
Colour: pale straw green.
Nose and palate: delightfully ripe and fragrant, with aromas of poached pears, spice and melon over floral notes. The palate has a beautiful balance of pure fruit alongside a creamy textural note, giving a smooth, satisfying long finish.

The detail
Region: 100% Waipara Valley, North Canterbury
Winemaker: Alastair Maling MW
Grape variety: 100% Pinot Gris
Maturation: 91% stainless steel fermentation, 9% barrel fermentation
Alcohol: 14%
Acidity (TA): 3.4 g/L
Residual sugar: 5.5 g/L
pH: 3.0
When to enjoy: 2025 to 2028, and it will continue to develop for a further five years

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 was amalgamated into one tank, then inoculated with an aromatic yeast and fermented at 13 to 15C to enhance the aroma and flavour profile. Juice was drained from the tank post inoculation to fill two old French oak barrels, the concept being that this would add complexity, richness and texture to a wine that already had plenty of fruit flavour. The wine in tank was racked off gross lees three weeks after ferment, and the barrel portion left on its lees for two months to build texture and complexity. The tank and barrel portions were blended together on fine lees for two months before bottling.

Earlier vintages
2024: Double Gold (97 points), San Francisco International Wine Competition. Gold (95 points), NZ International Wine Show. 5 stars (93 points), Wine Orbit. 91 points premium, Cameron Douglas MS. 90 points, National Wine Awards of NZ. Named the top Pinot Gris by the San Francisco International Wine Competition, as reported by Forbes.
2023: 5 stars (93 points), Wine Orbit. 91 points silver, Decanter World Wine Awards 2024. 4.5 stars recommended, Cuisine Magazine. 4 stars, Yvonne Lorkin.