Girlan Alto Adige Pinot Bianco 2021
$37.50
SPECIAL BUY 6 or more. Zesty white from Northern Italy’s spectacular Alto Adige.
Description
Girlan is one of the finest ‘grower collectives’ in Northern Italy’s spectacular Alto Adige, a stone’s throw from the Austrian and Swiss borders and encircled by the saw-toothed Dolomite Mountains, producing exemplary whites and reds. They have long encouraged their growers to focus on those varieties that best suit their soils, aspects and altitudes and they have led the way in single ‘commune’ and single vineyard wines. Girlan was also one of the first collectives in Alto Adige to pay its growers according to the quality of their fruit and apply strict controls on yields.
It is important to understand the central role that collective wine growing has had in Alto Adige. For a multitude of reasons including: geographic isolation, mountainous topography and tiny average holdings, local growers have historically banded together to form co-operatives. Over 70% of the region’s wines are produced by such co-ops and a number, including Girlan, control a wonderful array of the region’s finest sites.
Girlan’s entry level Pinot Bianco comes from handpicked fruit grown on the mineral rich hillsides of Cornaiano, at altitudes ranging from 450 to 500 metres above sea level. At this level, the juice is simply tank fermented, with 10% going through malo to add some flesh to the wine’s zippy, Alpine bones. The weight and texture here is pinpoint: expect pulpy citrus, apple and notes of apple blossom vying with pithy, mineral freshness.
90 Points, James Suckling “A very clean dry pinot blanc with fresh sliced-pear and yellow-apple fruit. Plenty of juicy fruit on the sleek and straight palate, the ripeness and substance neatly underplayed. Very easy to enjoy.” JamesSuckling.com
RRP $44 Our Special Price $37.50 when you buy 6 or more of this wine
Additional information
Producer | Girlan |
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Region or Country | Alto Adige, Italy |
Variety | Pinot Bianco |
Vintage | 2021 |
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