Santi 'Sortesele' Pinot Grigio 2024

ITALY : VENETO : VALDADIGE

Pinot Grigio

LIGHT-BODIED, DRY, PEAR, APRICOT, WHITE FLOWERS, CRISP, NO OAK

Sortesele were the small vineyard plots the heirs of a Veneto farm once drew lots for — the best went to the luckiest, and nobody could argue. Santi, working out of the Valpolicella since 1843, borrows the idea for its Pinot Grigio, choosing its best lots along the Adige valley in the Valdadige DOC.

Everything stays in temperature-controlled stainless steel, with a short rest on steel and a light filtration before it goes under screw cap. No oak, nothing to soften it. What you get is pear, apricot and white flowers, a round stone-fruit middle and a crisp, savory finish that runs longer than the price suggests.

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