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 83579-21
Label 83579-21

Borgo Conventi - Pinot Grigio - 2021

Producer
Borgo Conventi
Blend
100% Pinot Grigio
Country
Italy
Region
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Appellation
Collio
UPC
810029990004
New
White Wine
Verified Stock
83579-21
Product Ratings
James Suckling 90pt

Buttercups, apricots, apples and some honey on the nose. Some spice and licorice, too. Medium-to full-bodied with a compact, ripe palate. Lightly spicy.

by James Suckling, 2022
Wine Enthusiast 90pt

Honeydew, Bosc pear and Golden Delicious apple aromas lift out of a glass of this delightful Pinot Grigio. On the palate, the wine shows the minerality of Collio region and the more savory sides of the varietal. Medium in body, it has a bright and sumptuous finish.

by Wine Enthusiast, 2023

Tasting notes

Borgo Conventi Pinot Grigio is a lively, medium-bodied Pinot Grigio. It is elegant with a fine balance between structure, fruit, and acidity and a full, lingering finish. Straw yellow in color with possible coppery highlights. On the nose it is fragrant, layered and concentrated with notes of ripe pear and spring flowers that unfold to reveal a subtle end note of bread crust. In the mouth it is elegant and supple with savory characteristics. It is well balanced and uncompromising with a fairly long aromatic finish.

Serve as an aperitif or with dishes such as soft-shelled crabs, grilled prawns, pasta primavera and pork tenderloin.

Vinification

The grapes are directly pressed without any maceration on the skins. Temperature-controlled fermentation activated by selected yeasts, takes place in stainless steel tanks for about ten days. Once fermentation is completed the wine remains on the fine lees until spring, when it is bottled.

Estate

The name Borgo Conventi, which translates to hamlet convent, was inspired by a legend and a plot of land in the ancient hamlet of Farra d'Isonzo, located in Italy's Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. In the 17th Century, a noble landowner, Count Strassoldo, donated the land to a friar named Basilio Pica, on which the province's first monastery was built. Established in 1975, Borgo Conventi took its name from this legendary land in Farra d'Isonzo and was founded on the promise to produce elegant wines which respect the land and the province's history. Today, Giancarlo Polegato and his family remain committed to that promise.

Vineyard

The soil of the Collio DOC is a mixture of marls and sandstone from the underlying stratified layers, and usually it is clay in the higher grounds and fine-grained at the foot of the hill slopes. The vines vary in age from 10-45 years old.