Classic fresh pear, nectarine, peach and rose petal aromas and flavours have been produced from fruit beautifully ripened during the 2008 hervest. Dry in style, this memorable wine has been left with a hint of blush in colour.

The Ned, standing 909m above sea level, sits proudly with commanding views over the magnificent wine country of Marlborough. Its rugged beauty inspires winemaker, Brent Marris, to craft authentic wines from varities for which the region is renowned. An impressive Marlborough icon, the Ned is an abiding symbol of "The Summit of Marlborough".

The most noticeable thing about the 2008 The Ned Pinot Gris is the faint pink hue, not often seen in NZ pinot gris. The nose has plenty of fruit (mostly baked pear), quince, vanilla and spice and some floral notes. Lightish in body, just off dry with talcum powder and quince notes and a textural element perhaps from the small proportion that was barrel fermented, though again that slightly pithy element as seen on the sauvignon creeps in on the finish.  16.5; Independent Wine Monthly