Cellar Talk: Biodynamic Bendigo

Quartz Reef Bendigo Estate Pinot Gris 2019, Central Otago, NZD $32

Rich, creamy pinot gris with apricot, pear and ripe apple, spice and anise flavours, together with nut and ginger characters from yeast lees. An intense and quite complex wine that appeals on many levels. Organic and biodynamically produced. (Screwcap)

Score: 94 ★★★★ – view original tasting note

Alcohol: 13%

Ageing: now to 2024

Food: Risotto with porcini, portobello, needle and oyster mushroom, port, leek

Ranked: #3 of 182019 Pinot Gris from Central Otago

Awarded: Top Rank

By Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review (Jul 2020)