2025 Josef Chromy Pinot Gris $28

In the hands of many winemakers, Pinot Gris - aka Pinot Grigio - can produce very dull drinking indeed. That doesn't apply here. The wine's cool climate origins in northern Tasmania - at Relbia, just outside Launceston -  have endowed it with rich ripe pear and white nectarine flavours. Weighing in at just 12.5% in alcohol, it sits very comfortably on the palate without succumbing to the variety's original sins - low acidity and a certain clumsiness in finish and aftertaste. 

The only gold medal in its class at the 2025 Royal Hobart Wine Show and deservedly so. 

Source: Retail purchase (at a Hobart restaurant).   

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