McPherson Wines
Established in 1968, McPherson Wines has built a solid foundation exporting to all major markets including the UK, USA, Scandinavia and China. Over the years the McPherson family have strived to maintain the high standard of quality wine they have become renowned for and aim to consistently over deliver at every price point.
Today, Andrew McPherson and his wife Nikki are based in the Nagambie region of Victoria where they oversee the newly established, state-of-the-art bottling facility and work with our winemaker Geoff Thompson to ensure our high standard of quality wines never waivers.
Bella's Pinot Grigio
Region: South Eastern Australia
Varietal: 100% Pinot Grigio
Alcohol: 12%
Bella's Pinot Grigio is a fresh, fruit driven wine with slightly savoury flavours of pear and citrus.
Viticulturist Notes
Fruit for the Pinot Grigio was harvested from our Murray Darling vineyards during March 2017. The juice was run off the skins early, in order to extract only the perfect amount of colour and then inoculated and fermented cool. This allowed the retention of the summer berry characters, as well as retaining colour and intensity. Post fermentation the wine was fined, cold stabilised and filtered, ready for bottling. The entire process from juice to bottle was less than 10 weeks, keeping the wine fresh and vivacious.
Wine Harvest Notes
The season was very long with fruit slow to ripen and although the urge just to pick it all was there, we had to bide our time until we had optimal flavours and ripeness. Once I made the decision to pick the grapes came in at an orderly pace, although increased yields due to the rain in spring made the juggling game in the winery even more challenging, with tank space at a premium. We made it through our marathon 2017 vintage and are thrilled with the exceptional quality including a number of really extraordinary parcels.
Food Recommendations:
Pinot Grigio is great on its own or perfect with cheese or anything from the sea.
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