Scarbolo Friuli Grave Pinot Grigio 'Pipinot' 2023

Scarbolo Friuli Grave Pinot Grigio 'Pipinot' 2023Pipinot is Lara and Mattias flagship wine, produced from four vineyards around Lauzacco of dolomitic limestone origin with soils varying in proportions of loamy clay, gravel, and sand. In homage to the traditional ramato style of vinification wherein Pinot Grigios notable pink skins contribute color and texture, the 2023 Pipinot macerated for 30 hours before fermenting via indigenous yeasts in the pied de cuve method, aging for eight months in a

)—of which Nadir has three

with soils rich in manganese

Even the discourse that surrounds them tends to treat them more as wines of technique than wines of terroir

also from very old

The Luigi Oddero estate’s exceptional Barbera d’Alba comes entirely from vineyards within close proximity to the old Parà facility in the Santa Maria sector of La Morra

but it is strikingly pretty for a young Chavaroche

Snappy and vibrant in its profile of raspberries and cherries

Mourvèdre and Cinsault but there are pockets of old-growth vines of Syrah

this cuvée is both generous and elegant

A sense of balance suffuses the wine

fading from perception as slowly and as focused as light receding at the rear end of a tunnel

Fermentation proceeds spontaneously in stainless steel