Girlan Alto Adige Pinot Bianco 2022

Like most producers in Alto Adige who want to sell some wine on the international market, Girlan does make a Pinot Grigio. It’s a good wine, but the truth of the matter is that their Pinot Bianco is miles more interesting (in our humble opinion!), so we ship this instead. This comes from hand-picked fruit grown on Alto Adige’s mineral-rich hillsides of Cornaiano, at altitudes ranging from 450 to 500 metres above sea level. The juice fermented in tank, with 10% going through malolactic conversion to add some flesh to the wine's cool Alpine bones. The weight and texture here is pinpoint; expect pulpy citrus, apple and notes of apple blossom vying with pithy, mineral freshness.