2025 Sidewood Pinot Gris

Luscious pear, peach, red apple and musk flavours with a slippery textural feel and long juicy finish.

Brilliant water like core with a faint greenish tinge around the outskirts. Pear, red apple and gentle honeysuckle scents are trailed by delicate musk and quince notes. Luscious pear, peach, red apple and musk flavours are layered across the palate with a slippery textural feel. Delicate honeysuckle and ginger spice elements linger underneath. Brisk acidity with a long, juicy finish.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 12.8%

Other Reviews…..
Sourced from Sidewood Estate’s vineyards in the Charleston and Oakbank districts, a fair bit wild-fermented in large format French oak vessels, which immediately suggests the style of wine is aiming for a decent level of personality. Glossy pale gold, it looks almost unctuous which confirms where it’s headed, then smelling gloriously of spiced pear compote with faint cinnamon and ginger nut biscuit notes for extras. It’s rich in the palate, too – stone fruits and milky raw macadamia nuts, offset by a spring of subtle acidity to balance its natural fruit sweetness. All its aromatic and flavour elements play a part in the generous mouth-filling and textural style of the wine, which stands out as a distinctive example in this varietal class. Awarded the trophy as the best Pinot Gris/Grigio at the 2025 Sydney Royal Wine Awards.

95 Points
Tony Love – WinePilot.com

A classic and impressive example of pinot gris. A varietally persuasive nose of white florals and spice with plenty of pear, crystallised ginger and lemon curd. Such a smart wine; a portion of the fruit was wild fermented in large format French oak, for the promise of texture and intrigue. Swills of stone fruit, white nectarine and peach, together with a blanched almond nuttiness. The spiced pear and the texture shine true and pure. A whole and intentional expression of gris. Drink by 2033.
95 Points
Katrina Butler - James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion