Livio Felluga’s 2022 Pinot Grigio is a complex and classy example of this underrated varietal. It is nicely ripe and precise in this vintage, offering up a complex bouquet of apple, dried flowers, delicate notes of...
Livio Felluga’s 2022 Pinot Grigio is a complex and classy example of this underrated varietal. It is nicely ripe and precise in this vintage, offering up a complex bouquet of apple, dried flowers, delicate notes of hazelnut, a fine base of soil and a nice touch of Chablis-like straw in the upper register. On the palate the wine is a bit more reductive than the lovely Friulano when first poured, so decanting for fifteen or twenty minutes before serving is an absolute essential for this wine right now. However, with some aeration to allow the reductive aspects to blow off, the wine blossoms beautifully to deliver a full-bodied format that shows lovely depth of fruit and soil signature (particularly for Pinot Grigio!), bright acids, lovely focus and grip and a long, complex and beautifully balanced finish. This is first class Pinot Grigio, just make sure you decant it first!