Contact Gris 2023
VARIETY Pinot Gris
LOCATION Walnut Grove, Arizona
VINEYARD Hassayampa Vineyard and Farm
VINIFICATION The Pinot Gris grapes were hand picked and transported to Arizona Stronghold in Camp Verde, Arizona for vinification. The whole cluster grapes were foot tread and left on the skins overnight to begin fermenting with native yeasts before being pressed to a stainless steel tank. The wine finished fermenting after 12 days and was aged for 7 months in tank. Racked twice, unfined, unfiltered with only 20 ppm of added SO2 at bottling.
EXPRESSION Fruit loops, crushed gravel, lemon zest & even a hint of cantaloupe define the aromatics of this wine. On the palate, the wine is juicy, fresh and slightly peachy. It is truly expressive of the high desert Hassayampa terroir as it undergoes a spontaneous native yeast fermentation with minimal intervention during the winemaking process. Think chuggable, Arizona Pinot Gris that can be crushed easily with friends at any time of the day.
VARIETY Pinot Gris
LOCATION Walnut Grove, Arizona
VINEYARD Hassayampa Vineyard and Farm
VINIFICATION The Pinot Gris grapes were hand picked and transported to Arizona Stronghold in Camp Verde, Arizona for vinification. The whole cluster grapes were foot tread and left on the skins overnight to begin fermenting with native yeasts before being pressed to a stainless steel tank. The wine finished fermenting after 12 days and was aged for 7 months in tank. Racked twice, unfined, unfiltered with only 20 ppm of added SO2 at bottling.
EXPRESSION Fruit loops, crushed gravel, lemon zest & even a hint of cantaloupe define the aromatics of this wine. On the palate, the wine is juicy, fresh and slightly peachy. It is truly expressive of the high desert Hassayampa terroir as it undergoes a spontaneous native yeast fermentation with minimal intervention during the winemaking process. Think chuggable, Arizona Pinot Gris that can be crushed easily with friends at any time of the day.
VARIETY Pinot Gris
LOCATION Walnut Grove, Arizona
VINEYARD Hassayampa Vineyard and Farm
VINIFICATION The Pinot Gris grapes were hand picked and transported to Arizona Stronghold in Camp Verde, Arizona for vinification. The whole cluster grapes were foot tread and left on the skins overnight to begin fermenting with native yeasts before being pressed to a stainless steel tank. The wine finished fermenting after 12 days and was aged for 7 months in tank. Racked twice, unfined, unfiltered with only 20 ppm of added SO2 at bottling.
EXPRESSION Fruit loops, crushed gravel, lemon zest & even a hint of cantaloupe define the aromatics of this wine. On the palate, the wine is juicy, fresh and slightly peachy. It is truly expressive of the high desert Hassayampa terroir as it undergoes a spontaneous native yeast fermentation with minimal intervention during the winemaking process. Think chuggable, Arizona Pinot Gris that can be crushed easily with friends at any time of the day.