The Black Stilt Pinot Gris are a dry wine with excellent acidity, aroma and intensity. Complex fruit flavours and aromatics are nicely balanced with a crisp acidity.

Pinot Gris wines from the Waitaki Valley are particularly notable for their acidity and minerality, which allows them to age well and makes them very food friendly wines.

Pinot Gris 2016 (sold out)

The 2016 Pinot Gris has delectable ginger, white melon, cherry blossom and peach stone aromatics followed by a warm richly textured palate with a soft elegant finish. We think it will be worth the 5 year wait!

Winemaker: Dean Shaw.

Alcohol 13.0%.

Pinot Gris 2011 (email for availability)

The 2011 Pinot Gris is an elegant and refined wine, with pure aromas of Nashi pear, fresh flowers and spice.  Concentrated tastes are balanced by fine minerality with a silky texture, and low residual sugar. The wine is packed with pear and herb flavours through to the long, fine, dry finish.

Black Stilt Waitaki Valley North Otago Pinot Gris 2011 ★ ★ ★ ½
The 2011 vintage is a scented, medium to full-bodied wine with peach, pear, and spice flavours, fresh dry (4 grams/litre of residual sugar) and lingering.
– Buyer’s Guide to New Zealand Wines 2013, Michael Cooper

Winemaker: Dan Dineen.

Alcohol 12.1%, Residual sugar 4g/L.

Pinot Gris 2010 (sold out)

The 2010 Pinot Gris has low residual sugar, with the aromatics nicely balanced by a crisp acidity. The fruit flavours are reminiscent of nectarine, and pear.

Black Stilt Waitaki Valley North Otago Pinot Gris 2010 ★ ★ ★ ★
Richly scented and vibrantly fruity, with strong, slightly sweet flavours of peaches, pears and spices, woven with appetising acidity. Slightly minerally, with excellent delicacy, varietal character and depth.
– Winestate magazine

Winemaker: Dan Dineen.

Alcohol 13.6%.