2021 Swinging Bridge Pinot Gris, Orange NSW
LIGHT | DRY | PEAR
Established in 1995 and growing fruit at elevations up to 1000m, this family winery produces wines of the highest quality. This Gris is partly aged in old French oak barrels and adds soft textural elements to ripe pear and apple characters, topped with a hint of spice.
LIGHT | DRY | PEAR
Established in 1995 and growing fruit at elevations up to 1000m, this family winery produces wines of the highest quality. This Gris is partly aged in old French oak barrels and adds soft textural elements to ripe pear and apple characters, topped with a hint of spice.
LIGHT | DRY | PEAR
Established in 1995 and growing fruit at elevations up to 1000m, this family winery produces wines of the highest quality. This Gris is partly aged in old French oak barrels and adds soft textural elements to ripe pear and apple characters, topped with a hint of spice.
FROM THE PRODUCER:
Swinging Bridge Wines is, initially, a tale of two families, the Wards and the Paytens, cousins who have farmed in the district since 1867. The name Swinging Bridge refers to the historic wooden footbridge that spans the Belubula River in Canowindra, at the foot of the original Swinging Bridge vineyard, first planted with Shiraz and Chardonnay vines in 1995.
In 2008, having spent many years working as a viticulturist at Swinging Bridge, and after completing a university course in winemaking, Tom Ward took the reins at Swinging Bridge to make more wines under his own label, as a complement to the estate’s 100ha that were supplying grapes to large-scale wineries. Always intrigued by the enormous potential afforded by the cool-climate varieties produced in the region, he turned his attention to sourcing Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay from a selection of premium Orange vineyards, including Hillcrest Park, planted in 1998 by Peter and Lee Hedberg.