Pinot Grigio Castel Ringberg 2012

Another 100% Pinot Grigio but this time from Alto Adige and made by a producer who has played a major role in the region’s quality revolution. She owns two estates: Castel Ringberg, overlooking Lake Caldaro; and Kastelaz, above the town of Termeno, the ‘homeland’ of the famous aromatic grape Gewurztraminer. The Pinot Grigio is from the first estate and the grapes are from a hot year, even if this is rarely a problem in Alto Adige.
The wine has a full color and an intense and complex aroma where typical fruity scents are perfectly amalgamated with notes that derive from the partial fermentation in wood. The immediate impact of the mouthfeel has a lovely freshness and finessse before it evolves profoundly accompanied by a constant minerality.