2025 Skin Contact Pinot Gris

Sourced from Pinot Gris planted in 2001 at the Brown Magpie Vineyard in Modewarre, this skin-contact release reflects Mulline’s coolest and most coastal site. The vines grow in sandy loam layered over clay, estuary marl and limestone, bringing a distinctive sense of place to the wine.

Naturally fermented and left on skins for seven days, it combines Pinot Gris freshness with added texture, gentle grip and savoury complexity. Bright and energetic at just 12% alcohol, this is a vibrant, food-friendly wine with far more personality than conventional Pinot Gris.

Why we love it

Fresh, textural and savoury, with seven days of skin contact bringing just the right amount of grip and intrigue.

About Mulline

Mulline Vintners is a collaboration between 2 Bens focused on producing premium wines from the Geelong Region, Victoria, Australia. Collectively, Ben Mullen + Ben Hine are Mulline Vintners. Ben Mullen is the Winemaker at Mulline Vintners.

Ben Mullen is a qualified winemaker and viticulturist. Ben grew up just east of the Barossa Valley region in South Australia. After graduating from secondary school, Ben enrolled in business and marketing at Uni. Concurrently, Ben began working in the wine industry at cellar doors in the Barossa. He promptly decided that wine was much more fun than marketing and enrolled in a Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology at Adelaide University.

Since then, Ben has had a whirlwind career which has seen him making wine all over the globe. Of note, Ben has worked at Torbreck (Barossa Valley, South Australia), Yarra Yering (Yarra Valley, Victoria), Oakridge (Yarra Valley, Victoria), Domaine Dujac (Burgundy, France), Craggy Range (Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand) and Clyde Park (Bannockburn, Geelong, Victoria).

With this stellar background, it was a matter of time before Ben Mullen decided to spread his wings and make wine under his own label.