Description
A person is forgiven for not understanding Pinot Gris. If the standard offering is anything to go by, it is so easy to think it’s not intended to be a serious wine.
Not so, Ego. Multiple picks went into vintage 2025, permitting the full spectrum of flavour and acid structure. A slatey lime and light floral nose – pretty like a cologne – is followed by a tight, tingly, silky weave on the palate, the hinted perception of sweetness (a touch of Alsace but bone dry), lightly-spiced baked pears, and even a touch of charcuterie meatiness. It’s the sensory equivalent of walking past a bakery and smelling the tarte tatin further down the street, with everything there in subtlety.
The point of this wine (of any wine) is to get better year in and year out; Ego continues to meet the challenge.
