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Tiffin Hill Wairarapa NZ Pinot Gris 2008

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I don’t expect much from wines under $15 so it was a surprise to find I’d given a healthy rating to a Pinot Gris with a fairly diminutive price tag. Tiffin Hill is a small family vineyard in the Gladstone area of Wairarapa. This is a concentrated wine with character. Strong Nashi pear, root ginger and bready yeast lees flavours are supported by crisp acidity to give a pleasantly drying finish. Extraordinary value for a wine that stylistically is closer to Pinot Grigio than Pinot Gris.

Tasted: Oct 2009   Closure: S'cap    Average price: NZD $12 (~USD $10)

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