Tasting Notes:

Steve has found that this site in Gisborne produces Pinot Gris grapes that retain a wonderful flinty, minerality in the wine, for which the region is so renown. The aroma is intensely varietal, showing fresh pear with hints of exotic spice on the nose. The palate has both richness and poise with the ripe fruit favours highlighted by the wine’s sensuous texture. This is a Pinot Gris with the power to match richer dishes such as slow cooked pork belly with apples.

About Steve Bird

Steve Bird Wines is a small family owned and operated business built on manākitanga. A generosity of spirit toward the land and each other. The foundation of sharing and caring. Steve Bird Wines are driven by a deep connectedness with the earth and its sustainability, and an inherent belief that of greatest importance, is the relationships we form with each other.

The Steve Bird range is our signature New Zealand wine collection, loved by critics and wine lovers around the world. Hand-selected parcels of grapes are crafted from our award-winning winemaker Steve himself, who brings over 30 years of experience and knowledge to winemaking. Each variety captures the specific quality of each vineyard’s exceptional location, with a philosophy that entrusts Aotearoa’s pristine environment and unique nature to do the rest.

Steve received Wine Spectator magazine’s highest scoring Sauvignon Blanc ever – at 93 points and was awarded gold at the Australian and New Zealand Boutique Wine Show for his Big Barrel Pinot Noir.

Sowing a future of manākitanga
Manāki whenua, manāki tangata, haere whakamua. 
If we take care of the earth and take care of people, we will take care of the future.