Grape blend: Pinot Grigio
Alcohol content: 14%
Acidity: 4.95 g/l
Residual sugars: 0.54 g/l
On “their” hillside in a nature reserve – near the town of San Gimignano – La Vialla’s Pinot Grigio vines enjoy an ideal position as well as receiving the precious legacy of a singular geological background, in fact in prehistoric days the land there was a seabed. This gives the grapes distinct mineral notes, which are elegant and... very appealing. The 2024 season was characterised – like the recent ones in general – by a hot, dry summer, followed by rain towards the end. The Pinot Grigio harvest began before the rainfall; the bunches picked had small grapes, with a high concentration of sugar but good acidity. Pressing the grapes whole and not filtering preserved the integrity of aromas and extend the “life” of the wine. Alcoholic fermentation was lengthy and slow, with bâtonnage carried out regularly to keep the yeasts – which are natural antioxidants – in suspension.
Tasting – Colour: a light coppery hue that intensifies as time passes in the bottle; opalescent. The nose: white-fleshed fruit (apples and pears) with delicate tropical notes and citrussy hints of grapefruit. In the mouth: silky, it gives an almost sweet impression due to the yeasts, but not to sugar, which is almost totally absent. It aromatically fills the palate with the same sensations perceived by the nose.
Wine and Food Pairing – It’s ideal with fatty fish such as salmon, with grilled white fish, shellfish in “cocktail” sauce, or with a dish of seafood carbonara pasta. While “out of water” it happily accompanies appetizers such as crostini with onion and pecorino or with sausage and stracchino, as well as being excellent with fried chicken, a bell pepper and pecorino omelette, or young cheeses.
Awards – 87/100 points at the Wine System Organic Wine Award International 2025, Frasdorf, Germany.