Stanners Vineyard Pinot Gris cuivré VQA, Prince Edward County 2021

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This wine has a beautiful copper colour (“cuivré”) which comes from leaving the skins in contact with the juice for 72 hours prior to pressing and starting fermentation. This technique has resulted in a wine with added complexity, and a touch of tannins. It’s a wine style that dates back hundreds of years, but is now not very common. This is our favourite way of making Pinot Gris! In this 2019 version the wine is very aromatic, with flavours and aromas of mandarin orange and apricot. The crisp acidity and minerality provide a beautiful counterbalance to the fruit flavours, leaving you salivating for another sip! It can markedly enhance dishes served with sweeter sauces or can be drunk on its own.

Comment by Montreal Gazette wine critic Bill Zacharkiw regarding the similar 2016 Pinot Gris cuivré: “My vote for one of the most interesting, and tastiest, wines made in Canada. Yes, it's orange coloured. Yes, it is much less aromatic than most pinot gris, but this just drinks with such ease, with each sip bringing a slightly different texture and flavour profile. With a steak tartare, it rocks. With seafood as well. On it's own? It's beer for the people, like me, who don't drink beer. Serve at 12-15C and enjoy.” Feb 2018