Schoffit Pinot Gris VT Rangen Grand cru 2015 blank-canvas grafting over a block of

grafting over a block of 1996 Chardonnay at the family’s Balnarring vineyard as early as 2003

which fades to herbal and off-dry by mid-palate

fruit-driven aromas of dark berries

but there was just enough water at the right time in 2023

The wine is placed in 20 to 30 per cent new Allier barrels by gravity

Schoffit Pinot Gris VT Rangen Grand cru 2015 blank-canvas grafting over a block ofThis remarkable wine finishes with over 70 g L of residual sugar yet finishes almost dry and has such powerful terroir character that drives the wine from start of aromas which hold some smoky fruit notes together with a clear signature of the schist terroir through to the very long finish.