Italo Cescon Pinot Grigio "Il Tralcetto" 2022
We first discovered this wine at the Tre Bicchieri Road Show, which debuted in New Zealand in 2022 . Tre Bicchieri (three glasses), published annually by Gambero Rosso, ranks the best Italian wines. By way of example, 46,000 wines were entered in 2023; only 455 received the coveted three glass award. Cescon Pinot Grigio has bagged Tre Bicchieri for the 7th year in a row. Only the best grapes from three single vineyards are used. 50% of the juice is “free run” (i.e. unpressed). The wine spends 6 months on the lees in stainless steel and a further 3 months in the bottle before release. It presents an elegant nose of peach, citrus and woody spices. Delightfully fresh and fruity on the palate it pairs well with a wide variety of foods. The name tralcetto refers to the grape stem that adorns each bottle.
Producer:
Italo Cescon
Region:
Veneto
Grapes:
Pinot Grigio 100%
Style:
White
Soil:
Alluvial clay and loam
Farming:
Conventional