Structure
Drinking window
Best 0 to 3 years from vintage.
vintage0 yrs3 yrs8 yrs
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: peach
Palate: peach, pear, apricot
Rathfinny's Cradle Valley still label. A luscious peachy nose yields a rich palate of peach, pear and apricot with a long finish, kept fresh by cool-climate acidity off the chalk.
What it pairs with
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Crab linguine
The estate names this match; stone fruit weight suits sweet crab and chilli. -
Pan seared chalk stream trout
Rathfinny's own suggestion, the fresh acidity balancing the oily fish. -
Thai crab cakes
Ripe orchard and stone fruit soften lemongrass and chilli heat.
Facts
- Producer
- Rathfinny Wine Estate · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Pinot Gris
- Oak
- No oak stated; hand harvested fruit from the south facing chalk slope of the Cradle Valley
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- GBP 20 to 22 at the estate
- Drinking window
- 0-3 from vintage
Frequently asked about Cradle Valley Pinot Gris
What is Cradle Valley?
Cradle Valley is Rathfinny's still wine label, named for the valley whose south facing chalk slope grows the hand harvested fruit.
What does Cradle Valley Pinot Gris taste like?
A luscious peachy nose over a rich palate of peach, pear and apricot with a long finish.
What food pairs with Cradle Valley Pinot Gris?
Rathfinny suggests crab linguine or pan seared chalk stream trout, where the wine's fresh acidity balances ripe orchard and stone fruit.