Villa Maria Reserve Pinot Gris

An absolutely phenomenal Pinot Gris deal! For a one-off clearance price of $17.99 you’re getting a seriously slick, reserve label Pinot Gris, drizzled in awards and in our opinion has consistently been one of NZ’s very best!

Normally selling around the $25 mark we never thought we’d see this label dive down in price like this – take advantage! This is what we’d call a full bodied ‘Alsace’ style Pinot Gris that’s rich in flavour with plenty of weight and texture but still finishes dry. This is your dinner party Pinot Gris to wow the guests and an absolutely awesome wine to food match with.

Make no mistake nothing but nothing makes it under Villa Maria’s famous black label Reserve range without being A-grade. Using fruit from their iconic Seddon and Taylor’s Pass vineyards this is just oozing class and style with an incredible list of awards and critic scores…

Double Gold medal (NZ Int’l Wine Show 2023)
Gold medal (NZ Int’l Wine Show 2022)
5 Stars, 94/100 (Sam Kim)
4 Stars (Cuisine magazine 2023)
5 Stars (Michael Cooper)
“Full-bodied, it is rich and rounded, with concentrated, ripe peach and pear flavours, gentle acidity and an off-dry (9.8 grams/litre of residual sugar), very harmonious finish. Fine value.”

It also scored 93/100 with Master of Wine Bob Campbell who selected it as his Buy of the Week back in August 2022.

Bob said “This is a shining example of “modern” pinot gris with pronounced fruit flavour, a seamless texture and a tease of sweetness that is perfectly balanced by gentle acidity. A fragrant, aromatic wine with vanilla, poached pear, honeysuckle and ripe apple flavours. A refreshing wine with a bright, crisp and mouth-watering texture. Good value at this price ($25).”

A great food wine – try with spicy Asian cuisine, duck or roast pork.