Structure
Drinking window
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: stone fruit, honeysuckle
Palate: ripe stone fruit
Pure nectar of ripe stonefruits and honeysuckle, as the estate puts it. A single-block bottling from Oastbrook's Rother valley vines, richer and more perfumed than the estate's Pinot Blanc.
What it pairs with
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Roast pork with apple
Stone fruit richness meets crackling and orchard sauce. -
Thai crab cakes
Honeysuckle perfume takes mild chilli and lime well. -
Smoked duck salad
Ripe fruit weight carries smoke without tannin.
Facts
- Producer
- Oastbrook Estate · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Pinot Gris
- Oak
- Single block bottling; no oak regime published
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- GBP 24.50 at the estate
- Drinking window
- 0-4 from vintage
Frequently asked about Oastbrook Pinot Gris Block 1
What does Block 1 mean?
It identifies the specific vineyard block the fruit came from. Oastbrook bottles this Pinot Gris as a single-block wine rather than blending it across the estate.
What does Oastbrook Pinot Gris Block 1 taste like?
The estate describes it as pure nectar of ripe stonefruits and honeysuckle, richer and more perfumed than its Pinot Blanc.
Why does Pinot Gris suit the Rother valley?
Oastbrook argues the valley's hot, warm and dry summers and heat-retaining clay soils ripen Pinot varieties well, which is why the estate has planted so many of them.