Description / Reviews
"Pinot Gris like Pinot Noir are so distinguished by their site. Tussie Mussie Vineyard, formerly a flower farm, grows in the choccy red, iron rich soil of Merricks North. It’s a generous wine with a luscious stone fruit palate; honey, heavy bottomed pears, creamy classic Pinot Gris. The mud brick homestead and original rambling house gardens are sensitively maintained as a boutique retreat. Intensely flavoured with stone fruit, poached apple and pears drizzled with lemon honey and powdered ginger. Luscious on the palate but not weighty, it’s all about texture with creaminess throughout. The flavours linger long and the finish, too. - Quealy, Winemaker
"Managed by the Quealy team, the Tussie Mussie vineyard was planted on the site of a former rose farm in 2007 (hence the name—tussie mussie is an old term for a bouquet of flowers). Located in Merricks North, the vineyard’s three hectares of Pinot Noir and Gris vines are rooted in the Peninsula’s most prized soil: deep, red volcanic clays. Combined with the site’s northern location and north-facing aspect, these soils allow for slow ripening—key to developing complexity while maintaining bright natural acidity." - Bibendum, Distributor
"Quealy is always the go-to producer for this variety. As is the way, this is textural, full and rich without being heavy. It’s lightly aromatic with flavours of spiced poached pears and apples dusted with ginger powder, but it’s also a little smoky and creamy. It’s fuller-bodied and plush (it is pinot gris, after all). The finish lingers, and it ends up quite moreish." - 94 Points, Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion
