The warm weather is in full swing and I am personally reaching for many of my Italian white wines, rosé, sparkling wines. This week I tasted the 2023 Ca’ del Sarto Pinot Grigio from the Friuli DOC of northeastern Italy. If you’ve been following along my journey you already know that I love the white wines of northern Italy, but after my trip a few years back to the Friuli wine region I have a deeper respect for what the producers are doing in this tiny nook of Italy.
Yes Pinot Grigio is probably one of Italy’s most popular white grapes, but Pinot Grigio isn’t just Pinot Grigio if you’ve had the quality and variety of Pinot Grigio produced in the northeastern part of Italy. You can take a look back at my tasting of Pinot Grigio in Friuli and you’ll see just from the color of the Pinot Grigio in the glass that producers can produce many different styles of Pinot Grigio. If you break outside the mold of the all mass marketed Pinot Grigio sold on the market and look for those sold in the wine regions of Friuli Venezia Giuglia and the Trentino Alto Adige you will be in for a treat.
I didn’t find much in my research on Ca’ del Sarto other than the fact that it’s a collaboration with many of the top producers and Enotec Imports as the negociant since 1998. They work with producers that producing hand-crafted and small batch productions with a focus on quality grapes. The story began with two friends in Friuli who handpicked producers to work with and sourced Pinot Grigio from them where the wines resulted in “authentic expressions and modern wines”.
The Wine
The 2023 Ca’ del Sarto Pinot Grigio Friuli DOC was a brilliant straw color in the glass. Floral, Tropical (pineapple) aromas along with lemon citrus and stone fruit. This wine was dry, medium-bodied on the palate and refreshing with a puckering, acid backbone. Tart citrus notes with small touches of stone fruit through the lingering finish. I scooped this wine up on sale for $9, but online it ranges up to $16. ABV 12.5%
Pairings with Pinot Grigio
This wine will pair well with a both shellfish and seafood, pork or chicken and lighter fare including salads and appetizers.
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