St. Michael Eppan Pinot Grigio Sanct Valentin 2018 750ml

This is one of the best Pinot Grigios I have tasted in a long while. The San Michele Appiano 2018 Alto Adige Pinot Grigio Sanct Valentin stands out thanks to two outstanding qualities: the pure brightness of its aromas and the creaminess of the mouthfeel. The bouquet reveals orchard fruit, summer peach and honey-glazed almond. These aromas are presented with energy, focus and sharpness. There are no overt oak tones. The wine glides over the palate with purpose and more texture or richness than you normally get with this popular grape. If you are going to drink one bottle of Italian Grigio this summer, let this be it.

• Country: Italy
• Region: Trentino/Alto Adige
• Appellation: Alto Adige
• Size: 750ml
• Color: White

Varietal

Pinot Gris

The Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris grape varietal is now one of the most widely grown vines in the world, due to the surge in popularity of Pinot Grigio wines over the past twenty years or so. These grayish-blue fruits, which hang in their distinctively conical bunches, are responsible for a very broad range of wines famous for their variety of color tones and flavors Pinot Grigio varietal grapes are highly influenced by terroir, climate and particularly the skill and expertise of the vintners who process them. As such, there are full bodied, amber colored wines made from this grape, and there are equally delicious yet far leaner, paler, lighter bodied and crisp white wines made from the same species in other parts of the world.