2023 Little Frances Pinot Gris

94 pts
A luscious and full-flavoured Beechworth textural white, and high-quality Pinot Gris in anyone's language.
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Description

Erin Pooley crafts this wine from Beechworth fruit, and it was the first Little Frances wine to be grown and made in Beechworth!

It sees a few hours of skin contact, giving it a lovely soft and light amber colour. Luscious and heady this is definitely a 'Gris', with notes of ginger and musk intertwined with florals and stone fruit.

Erin says "the aim for Little Frances is a pursuit of deliciousness and hedonistic pleasure". Well in that case... mission accomplished!  This is high-quality, delicious Pinot Gris in anyone's language.

94 points - "Erin Frances Pooley crafted this charming number.

Almonds and pears, cornflower, fennel and bee pollen, that type of bitter-sweet note. It’s a Gris style in depth of flavours but it’s still quite gentle and ethereal. There’s hidden sweetness here, a hint of liquorice, brown pear, maybe even papaya. I love its quietly confident nature. A true understated beauty with character and it feels effortless too." - Kasia Sobiesiak (The Wine Front)

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    Ian S.
    Verified Buyer
    1 year ago
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Flavoursome

    This has more flavour than many Gris' that I've tasted.

Hand harvested, foot trod and gently pressed. The juice was settled before racking to neutral barrels for a slow, native fermentation. The vineyard's decomposed granite clay loam provides structure and power. There’s an unctuous peach and almond blossom profile to this Beechworth Pinot Gris and it will have you returning to the glass for more.

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type White
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Pinot Gris/Grigio
Country Australia
Region Beechworth
Australian State VIC
Feature Women in Wine
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Critic Score 94
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
Closure Cork

Little Frances

Little Frances was established in 2012 by Aussie ex-pat Erin Frances Pooley, who set out to make the wines she loves to drink from Californian grapes.

Enamoured with the nuance and intrigue of aged white wine (and missing Hunter Valley Semillon from home), Erin started Little Frances in 2012 with just 200 cases of Semillon from a high altitude vineyard in Northern California, farmed by the 3rd generation growers.

Her range has grown to include more whites, in the form of Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon/Semillon blends and a terrific Merlot that we fell in love with. The wines are made with a soft touch - purity and site expression being the focuses of her approach.

Winemaker Erin Pooley - California, USA Little Frances

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