Quealy 'Fionula' Pinot Grigio 2019
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QUPG201910 UCAU
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Made by Kathleen Quealy - the Queen of Aussie Pinot Grigio
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The fruit is sourced from the Schriber Vineyard located near the town of Mildura in the Murray Darling.
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It is a family owned and run property situated on the very best limestone soils in the region.
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1 or more bottles$17.99
Editors notes
Made by Kathleen Quealy - the Queen of Aussie Pinot Grigio.
The fruit is sourced from the Schriber Vineyard located near the town of Mildura in the Murray Darling. It is a family owned and run property situated on the very best limestone soils in the region. Yields are kept low through stringent pruning and hands on management. There is an early picking window that ensures supreme flavour ripeness and the full capture of natural acid. The grapes are whole bunch pressed on a very gentle cycle yielding around 600L per tonne. This excludes any harsh components being extracted and helps to keep the final wine delicate. The juice is fermented at a cool temperature to retain volatile aromatics. There is some lees contact to create texture in the middle palate.
Bright pale gold. Aromatically it shows classic pinot musk, pink fruit and pear. The rolling middle palate is generous with ripe fruits and textured minerality from the limestone soils. The wine finishes crisply and with poise.
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- Peach
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- Green Apple
- Lemon Zest
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Australia
Australia's wine industry is a thriving part of the country's economy, contributing significantly to employment, production, export, and tourism. In fact, the industry is the fourth-largest wine exporter in the world, shipping out 760 million liters of wine to countries including France, Italy, Spain, and the UK. One of the key factors contributing to Australia's success as a "New World" wine producer is the formal export and marketing of its wines through Wine Australia.
Australia's wine regions are scattered across the south and southeast, with almost every state boasting its own vineyards. Victoria, for example, is home to an impressive 21 wine regions. Some of the most famous wine regions in Australia include Margaret River, Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Eden Valley, Clare Valley, Hunter Valley, Yarra Valley, and local regions to New South Wales such as Cowra, Southern Highlands, and Mudgee.
Australian winemakers are known for producing a diverse range of grape varieties, with Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Pinot Noir being among the most popular. They tend to focus on producing wines that are ripe, fruit-forward, and easy to drink, using modern winemaking techniques and equipment such as stainless steel tanks and temperature-controlled fermentation.
With its bold, fruit-driven flavors and reputation for quality and diversity, Australian wine has become a popular choice for wine lovers around the world. And with such a broad range of wine regions and grape varieties, there's something for every palate to enjoy.
Victoria
The wine region of Victoria has the highest number of grapevines than any other state in Australia. It is home to over 600 wineries and well-known regions such as Yarra Valley, Heathcote, and Rutherglen. Victoria is situated in the southeastern corner of Australia where due to the location, the climate has a cool maritime influence and is known for its outstanding Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, along with producing Australia’s most famed dessert Muscat and Topaque wines.
There are a number of different terroir levels throughout the wine region of Victoria which leads to the production of different ranges of wines. In the southern region of Victoria, the vines are regulated by the cool winds of the Bass Strait. Central Victoria consists of mostly flat terrain that tends to be drier and warmer than the rest of Victoria, which results in more fruit concentrated wines. It may be surprising to note that Victoria is the third most productive wine region in Australia, seeing as it does not have as many areas suitable for viticulture, which has resulted in the cellar door culture of Victoria being concentrated with smaller, but more personal boutique wineries.
Murray Darling
Straddling the Murray River in north-west Victoria and western New South Wales, the Murray Darling region is vast, and is the second largest wine producing areas in Australia.
A virtual desert before irrigation and first grape varieties were planted in 1888, and with a long history of wine production and grape growing, Murray Darling provides award-winning wines with well-priced, easy-to-drink styles.
Recently seeing the emergence of smaller 30 boutique wine producers, offering exciting and innovative wines, Murray Darling faces long, hot sunshine hours and coupled with vital irrigation, a variety of warm climate wines are produced, including Chardonnay, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. Chardonnay is the primary variety with fruity softness and generosity.
About the brand Quealy
Kathleen Quealy is considered the Queen of Pinot Grigio in Australia having been a driving force of this variety after establishing the T'Gallant winery on the Mornington Peninsula during the early 90's. Now making wine under her own label, Quealy continues to make flavoursome white wines; full of personality and innately food-friendly style.You May Also Like
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