2025 Hughes & Hughes Pinot Gris

A small-batch Tasmanian Pinot Gris made in the Ramato style, blending skin, barrel, and tank fermentation for a textural and complex expression of the variety.

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Jonny Hughes is one of the most exciting winemakers in Tassie right now, and his take on Pinot Gris is a world away from the bland, watery stuff you usually find on the supermarket shelves.

He treats the variety with a lot more respect, sourcing fruit from all over the map - the North West, Tamar, and Derwent Valley - to get a proper snapshot of the island. What makes this really stand out is how Jonny builds the texture. He ferments a portion of the grapes on skins and another chunk in old French oak barrels. 

It’s got this beautiful, slightly blushed hue and a weightiness on the palate that adds complexity but still remains incredibly fresh. It’s not just about fruit here; there’s a real savoury, lees-driven complexity and a bit of creaminess too. It’s exactly the kind of wine that bridges the gap between a refreshing white and a light orange wine.

If you’re over simple Pinot Gris and want something with a bit of soul and grit, this is a total winner. 

Fruit from vineyards in the North West (24%), Tamar (36%) and Derwent Valley (40%). Picked between 11.9 and 13.3 baume. Parcels were fermented on skins (14%), in seasoned barrels (40%) and in tank (36%) before being blended and matured in tank on lees. Late in the alcoholic ferment the wine went through malolactic fermentation. Bottled unfined and filtered.

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type White
Body Light Bodied
Variety Pinot Gris/Grigio
Country Australia
Region Tasmania
Australian State TAS
Size 750ml
Vintage 2025
Closure Screw Cap

Mewstone

Mewstone Wines is a joint venture between Jonny and Matt Hughes, two Tasmanian born wine-heads, and their respective wives Margie and Cathie.

The two families have invested in a small plot of land on the banks of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel in the charmingly named locality of Flowerpot, on the south-eastern tip of Tasmania. Matt works the grapes, Jonny makes the wines, taking what he learnt from seven years as assistant winemaker at Moorilla and re-imagining it for his own label.

The Hughes & Hughes wines offer some of the best value to be found in Tasmania at the moment, and the Mewstone premium range focuses on exceptional single-vineyard wines made in a style that Jonny wants to drink. James Halliday called them, "an utterly exceptional wine producer". Keep an eye on this ambitious pair as their star continues to rise.

Jonny and Matt Hughes - Mewstone Vineyard, TAS Mewstone

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