Ninth Island Pinot Grigio 2024
- 90
- $25
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At $25, most are looking for sound wines true to their varieties. Pear, Golden delicious apple, kumquat and sweet Meyer lemon notes hit the varietal markers here, though there’s an openness and ripeness that pushes toward a Pinot Gris style. The palate is round with ripe pear, yellow apple, nectarine and a glimmer of almond adding bitterness. Good structure here, with some chalky phenolics framing the roundness up nicely through the finish. Concentration is a minor quibble, but at $25 this hits the right notes while sitting on the edge of Pinot Gris style.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
