Our wines
Pinot Noir 2010
Pinot Gris 2010
A wild and windy season, but our Pinot Gris seems to stay serenely consistent in it’s summer flavours of peach, pear and nectarine – it has a flinty edge, keeping it clean and fresh in the mouth. Made in a dry style with no residual sugar, and will keep drinking well.
More about our wine
These are the second wines we have bottled under our own label from this site. The oldest vines are now 8 years old and the youngest 5 years old. The vineyard is not far away from producing to it’s maximum capacity and controlling that capacity to produce the quality we are seeking is the main aim of the viticulture.
Most of our crop is contracted to Mt Difficulty winery, but our desire to extend the quality achieved in the vineyard through to a finished wine led to the Gate 20 Two brand, with the aim of creating first class wines of distinction. Viticultural expertise, our particular site’s unique climate and soils, and the experience and finesse of our winemaker are a great base from which to achieve this result. We seek to produce exceptional wines which will always have a limited release. Grapes for Gate 20 Two are from selected vines. Even on a small vineyard soil, slope and clone type combine to produce distinct flavours from particular blocks. The wines made will reflect that terroir.
It’s pretty much a family affair on our vineyard. Our viticulture is ably managed and directed by Robin and James Dicey, our winemaker is Matt Dicey, and we do as much of the work towards achieving quality as we can ourselves. The Dicey family have a longstanding relationship with Bannockburn and extensive knowledge of it’s various terroirs. They have been an integral part in the development of this region. We all aim to produce intense rich flavours from vines that are managed for low yield and high quality harvests.