Artelium Pinot Gris 2023

The Sussex vineyards that the Pinot Gris is grown on sits on clay loam and chalk, pruned in a guyot style.

The grapes are crushed and pressed as two separate parcels and fermented in one vessel, enabling the characters of different sites to marry. The wine initially fermented at a high temperature, giving the wine a more oily and fatter texture. Fermentation lasted 21 days and once fermented the wine is left to rest on gross lees for 6 months. During this period, the wine goes through battonage twice a month, before filtering and bottling. to better define and extract flavour from lees and to find balance between acid/texture balance on the palate, filtered and bottled.

An inviting nose of pear, fresh pollen and subtle tropical fruits; mango and banana. Palate follows, medium-bodied and gently creamy textured with refreshing acidity. Long complex, fruit-filled finish. Easy drinking but layers of complex fruit notes, baked apple.