Payne’s Rise Pinot Gris 2025

A brilliant, surprisingly golden colour for its age. There is a lot going on on the nose aromatically, with quince, Nashi pear, grated ginger, unripe mango, mandarin peel and margarine. The palate is quite textural and tactile, reflecting the warmer vintage, time on skins and partial barrel fermentation, all of which undoubtedly add phenolic grip and a slightly bitter aftertaste. Overall, it is enjoyable, with a faint fairy-floss–like note on the finish, which is broad and expansive.