PINOT GRIGIO 2018
ERSTE & NEUE
This Pinot Grigio is a cut above the bland supermarket offerings we're all gradually becoming immune to. Instead of neutrality, this wine has a well-defined fruit flavour, a mouth-filling texture and a satisfying, dry finish. A slight pink tinge comes from the naturally blush grapes skin.
- citrus, pears, ripe green apple with hints of herbs and honeysuckle
- Drink now, or keep for the next couple of years
- Erste & Neue highly recommend this be enjoyed with oysters
Meet the maker
Erste & Neue
Erste and Neue is actually a co-operative winery, meaning a number of independent growers, who would otherwise have too small a crop to profitably sell, come together to make wine. These ventures often fail because ...
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“Pale lemon green, tiniest hint of pink. Fresh, herbal nose - fennel, radish, parsley. Very cool climate or very early picked I suspect. Body a bit full for the style, but then balanced by lots of acidity. Surprisingly intense palate, like snapping a bunch of wet celery in my face. Enjoyable, identifiably Pinot Grigio, and intense in impression considering its light flavour. Memorable. But could do with less body/more lightness.' ”
More details
- Product code
- 05BPG18
- Wine type
- White
- Bottle size
- 75cl
- Origin
- Italy > Alto Adige
- Producer
- Erste & Neue
- Vintage
- 2018
- Grape varieties
- Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio
- Production
- conventional