2024 Pinot Gris
Harvested from Ancient Lakes Vineyard in the Ancient Lakes AVA, in Washington State, USA. The wine fermented in 81% stainless steel and 19% seasoned puncheons and aged for 4 months.
This beautiful Pinot Gris displays notes of ripe peaches and pineapples on the nose. The palate is crisp and bright with characteristics of green apple, lime zest, and citrus fruits. There is an energetic and balanced acidity with a softness from the time in seasoned French oak and has a long enduring finish.
We produced 333 cases.
- Alcohol 13.0%
- Acidity 8.12 g/L
- Aging 81% stainless steel, 19% seasoned puncheons for 4 months
- Appellation Ancient Lakes, AVA
- Country Made in Canada from Imported Ingredients
- ph 3.21
- Producer Mayhem Wines
- Region Columbia Valley, WA, USA
- Residual sugar 1.23 g/L
- Varietal Pinot Gris
- Vineyard Ancient Lakes Vineyard
- Vintage 2024
- Winemaker Ajay Chavan
Food Pairing
Grilled peaches with burrata and honey drizzle.
Production Notes
The Pinot Gris was picked on September 16th from Ancient Lakes Vineyard, in the Ancient Lakes AVA in Washington State, USA. It was transported as juice and received at the winery on September 18th. It underwent our traditional long and cool 8-week fermentation in stainless steel, before 19% was transferred and finished fermentation in seasoned puncheons to give the wine roundness and body. The wine then spent 4-months resting on its fine lees before being blended and bottled.
Winemaker Notes
The 2024 vintage experienced severe cold temperatures in January resulting in roughly 98% crop loss at Anarchist Mountain Vineyard and many of our grower’s vineyards. Fortunately, the latter part of the growing season was extremely favourable leading to healthy vines with strong top shoot growth. This leaves us very optimistic and excited for the 2025 growing season and beyond. In the meantime, we were able to build new relationships with our American neighbours in Washington State and secure juice for our white and Rosé wines. This is a great opportunity that has allowed us to experience a unique terroir in a new wine region. We are looking forward to producing local Okanagan wines and continuing our partnership with our BC grower’s again next vintage.
