{"product_id":"2025-garagiste-merricks-pinot-gris","title":"2025 Garagiste Merricks Pinot Gris","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarney Flanders does not do boring, safe Mornington Pinot Gris, and that is exactly why this Merricks release is worth your time. The Merricks site is famously cool and battered by coastal winds, forcing the vines to work damn hard and naturally keeping the yields low. It is a completely different beast to the flooded market of generic, watery Italian styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2025 season required some sharp decision-making at harvest to lock in the freshness, but Barney kept his nerve. In the winery, he utilises wild ferments and old wood before letting it rest on its lees. He doesn't bother with fining or filtration, keeping all the natural texture and grit intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt pours a pale straw colour with a bit of a cloudy sheen. Instead of simple fruit sweetness, it delivers an authentic, texturally driven mouthful of pulpy nashi pear, wild orchard herbs, and a bitter almond skin complexity. A crunchy line of native acidity provides great drive right through the finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA smart, savoury white with a load of personality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garagiste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44204066701355,"sku":"2025 Garagiste Merricks Pinot Gris","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/GaragisteMerricksPinotGris_260ba71a-1b33-49dc-8736-61b8b0b40b64.png?v=1782275993","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2025-garagiste-merricks-pinot-gris","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}