Greywacke Botrytis Pinot Gris 2023

Established in 2009, Greywacke (pronounced Greywacky) is the Marlborough label of the Judd family and the name of New Zealand’s most abundant bedrock.

Owner Kevin Judd is one of Marlborough’s pioneer winemakers whose career is intrinsically linked with the global profile of New Zealand wine. He was the founding winemaker at Cloudy Bay, a pivotal role during which he directed the company’s first 25 vintages.

Based in the Omaka Valley, Greywacke sources fruit from mature low-yielding vineyards in prime viticultural positions, which are sustainably managed, with substantial and increasing proportions coming from organically farmed sites.
Minimal intervention winemaking is adopted to create wines with personality and individuality, aiming for subtle, ripe, delicious-drinking styles.

Greywacke’s principal wines are Sauvignon Blanc (which they make in two styles) and Pinot Noir.

The hand-picked grapes were from the Mission clone, grown at Wrekin Terrace Vineyard in the Brancott Valley. The shrivelled grapes were whole-bunch pressed using a long, low maceration press cycle. Half of the juice was fermented with indigenous yeast in old French oak barriques and the balance was fermented in stainless steel using cultured yeast. The wine was blended in October and remained on yeast lees for a further nine months prior to bottling in July 2019.