Italo Cescon Pinot Grigio 2021

  • 90 James
    Suckling
  • 90 Wine
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4.3 Very Good (13)
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Vintage
2021

Size
750ML

ABV
12%

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Dry, crisp and fresh with strong, fruity overtones and hints of orange zest. It has a rich, persistent flavor that is lengthy and elegant.

Great as an aperitif or with most seafood dishes. Also goes well with white meats and fresh cheeses.

Professional Ratings

  • 90

    Some fennel and coriander herbs to the nose with green apples and sliced pears. Fresh and generous on the juicy, medium-bodied palate. Very approachable style. Drink now.

  • 90

    This pretty Pinot Grigio is full of aromas of warmed pears and apples, white flowers and hint of mineral. Bright and fresh on the palate, it’s like biting into a perfect Granny Smith apple. Medium in body, the wine shows some almond on the finish.

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  • 90 James
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Italo Cescon, Italy
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Making wine is not just a job for Italo Cescon, it’s their calling. They feel called upon to share what they have created, because together they have given a voice to their greatest passion. Their wines convey the full expression of the flavors of their land that reveal the life of a project carried out with love and dedication.

When Italo’s grandmother Anna picked up a gnarled stick among the pruned branches and brought it home, she couldn’t have known that her son Italo would transform it into something much bigger, a mark of recognition identifying that which would became the winery’s longest-running line and a symbol of the bond between their company and the land.

"Il Tralcetto," which means "small branch" in Italian, is tied to the neck of these bottles to represent the genuineness of their slow and careful work that calls for experience in every detail in order to give each bottle that small, but unmistakable plus that has always made it unique.

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Showing a unique rosy, purplish hue upon full ripeness, this “white” variety is actually born out of a mutation of Pinot Noir. The grape boasts two versions of its name, as well as two generally distinct styles. In Italy, Pinot Grigio achieves most success in the mountainous regions of Trentino and Alto Adige as well as in the neighboring Friuli—all in Italy’s northeast. France's Alsace and Oregon's Willamette Valley produce some of the world's most well-regarded Pinot Gris wine. California produces both styles with success.

Where Does Pinot Gris / Pinot Grigio Come From?

Pinot Gris is originally from France, and it is technically not a variety but a clone of Pinot Noir. In Italy it’s called Pinot Grigio (Italian for gray), and it is widely planted in northern and NE Italy. Pinot Gris is also grown around the globe, most notably in Oregon, California, and New Zealand. No matter where it’s made or what it’s called, Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio produces many exciting styles.

Tasting Notes for Pinot Grigio

Pinot Grigio is a dry, white wine naturally low in acidity. Pinot Grigio wines showcase signature flavors and aromas of stone fruit, citrus, honeysuckle, pear and almond. Alsatian styles are refreshing, expressive, aromatic (think rose and honey), smooth, full-bodied and richly textured and sometimes relatively higher in alcohol compared to their Italian counterpart. As Pinot Grigio in Italy, the style is often light and charming. The focus here is usually to produce a crisp, refreshing, lighter style of wine. While there are regional differences of Pinot Grigio, the typical profile includes lemon, lime and subtle minerality.

Pinot Grigio Food Pairings

The viscosity of a typical Alsatian Pinot Gris allows it to fit in harmoniously with the region's rich foods like pork, charcuterie and foie gras. Pinot Grigio, on the other hand, with its citrusy freshness, works well as an aperitif wine or with seafood and subtle chicken dishes.

Sommelier Secrets

Given the pinkish color of its berries and aromatic potential if cared for to fully ripen, the Pinot Grigio variety is actually one that is commonly used to make "orange wines." An orange wine is a white wine made in the red wine method, i.e. with fermentation on its skins. This process leads to a wine with more ephemeral aromas, complexity on the palate and a pleasant, light orange hue.

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Producing every style of wine and with great success, the Veneto is one of the most multi-faceted wine regions of Italy.

Veneto's appellation called Valpolicella (meaning “valley of cellars” in Italian) is a series of north to south valleys and is the source of the region’s best red wine with the same name. Valpolicella—the wine—is juicy, spicy, tart and packed full of red cherry flavors. Corvina makes up the backbone of the blend with Rondinella, Molinara, Croatina and others playing supporting roles. Amarone, a dry red, and Recioto, a sweet wine, follow the same blending patterns but are made from grapes left to dry for a few months before pressing. The drying process results in intense, full-bodied, heady and often, quite cerebral wines.

Soave, based on the indigenous Garganega grape, is the famous white here—made ultra popular in the 1970s at a time when quantity was more important than quality. Today one can find great values on whites from Soave, making it a perfect choice as an everyday sipper! But the more recent local, increased focus on low yields and high quality winemaking in the original Soave zone, now called Soave Classico, gives the real gems of the area. A fine Soave Classico will exhibit a round palate full of flavors such as ripe pear, yellow peach, melon or orange zest and have smoky and floral aromas and a sapid, fresh, mineral-driven finish.

Much of Italy’s Pinot grigio hails from the Veneto, where the crisp and refreshing style is easy to maintain; the ultra-popular sparkling wine, Prosecco, comes from here as well.

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