Name: Barone Fini - "Select Vinyards" - Pinot Grigio Valdadige DOC
Variety: 100% Pinot Grigio
Region: Valdadige, Italy
Country: Italy
Year: 2017
Price: $14
Vivino Tasting Notes: Middle of the road boldness, with a dry mouthfeel, and middle of the road balance between soft and acidic, along side characteristic notes of pear, green apple, lemon, grapefruit, minerals, honey, oak, vanilla, grass, straw, pineapple, and pepper. Community reviewers mentioned notes of fig, raisins, dried apricots, watermelon, strawberries, plum, blueberries, almonds, brown sugar, lychee, and asparagus with a refreshingly crisp and dry mouthfeel, paired with a balanced level of acidity. - Vivino Comments and Taste Characteristics
Wine Folly: pg 149 Pinot Gris - Low body, mild alcohol, middle to high acidity, with varying levels of sweetness, along side notes of white peach, lemon zest, cantalope, raw almonds, and crushed gravel are characteristic of this style.
pg 292 Northern Italy Pinot Grigio - In the northern regions of Italy, is where you'll find Italy's top examples of Pinot Gris. Of this area of Italy, the wines have subtle tart fruit characteristics, supported by delightfully high acidity that will leave your mouth tingling. Notes of green apple, unripe peach, thyme, lime zest, and quince are to be expected.
My review: Wow. This is quite the lovely evening sipper, very light body, almost no alcohol taste or aroma, a lovely tingling acidity, and mildly dry finish. Immediately you're hit with the aroma of hay, lemongrass, and honeydew melon emanating from the light yellow liquid. Notes of ripe white peach, minerals, and citrus peel zest hit up front across the palate, slowly fading to crushed almonds, lychee, and a very soft earthiness that I can't place my finger on; I would assume this is the 'gravel' characteristic described in Wine Folly on pg 149. Of the wine's I've consumed thus far, I can easily say that this is my favorite - for $14, this is a fantastically delightful wine for the money. This is a wine that I would take to the park, or go camping with, or take down to the beach, or even by the river, on a warm Virginia summer day, and just sip away while watching time pass.
No food was had, while tasting this wine - just a glass, and some good company.
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