00% Pinot Grigio from SW-facing vineyards of the Lagarina Valley, south of Trento and northeast of Lake Garda. The valley’s privileged position as the hub of warm air currents from the lake and cold ones from the Dolomites, translates into significant fluctuation between day and night temperatures. This favors fragrance of aromas and intensity of bouquet. Terrain ranges from clayey to cool, calcareous/sandy; vines are 5-25 years old and training is Guyot/Casarsa, at an altitude of 656-1,640 feet above sea level. Crop yield is 3 kilos (6.6 pounds) per vine, picked in early September.
Straw yellow in color, shows delicate aromas of pear, tropical fruit and spice confirmed on an elegant, fresh and persistent palate.
From Italy’s extreme northeast to its southwesternmost island, Sicily; not only do opposites attract but they often share – as in this case – that capacity for creative innovation of extreme, borderland regions. Where the northeastern areas revolutionized white winemaking from the 1970s onwards, Sicily has undergone a major awakening of its quality potential that transformed the island into the country’s new winemaking frontier. The Trentino winery long ago inserted an elegant Sicilian Merlot in its otherwise northeastern white range and this little Mediterranean beauty fits beautifully beside its cool blonde sisters from the Dolomites. Like the rest of the range, it is styled by Franco Bernabei. The gorgeous new packaging is designed by Stefano Riboli.