Vie di Romans `Dessimis` Pinot Grigio
Country: Italy Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Varietal: Pinot Grigio Vintage: 2023
Colour: White Style: Dry
Producer: Vie di Romans
Description:
Vie di Romans are based in the heart of DOC Friuli Isonzo (Mariano del Friuli), in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where winemaker Gianfranco Gallo’s 65 hectares of vineyards produce about 250,000 bottles a year. Here, the well-drained soil is stony, glacial and rich in minerals, soaking up rainfall like a sponge. An easterly wind ensures cool night temperatures to temper the hot summer days, with a large diurnal range slowing ripening and allowing the grapes to accumulate flavour. This, along with the low yields that Gallo achieves and his proclivity for picking grapes once fully mature, results in single-vineyard wines of great intensity and richness. As a result, Gallo releases the Vie di Romans wines a year later than the local norm. This richness is evident in their Pinot Grigio from the ‘Dessimis’ vineyard. It has a coppery ‘ramato’ colour due to a short skin maceration before fermentation and boasts a lovely texture and nutty character.
Vineyards:
The two parcels of the Dessimis vineyard cover a total of nine hectares in the commune of Mariano del Friuli, at an altitude of 34 metres above sea level. Soils here are shallow and comprise of gravel and reddish-hued clay which contains ferrous and aluminium oxides, and also benefit from good drainage. The vines are 23 years old on average, planted at a density of 6000-7800 per hectare and are guyot trained and spur pruned.
Vinification:
The grapes were destemmed and gently crushed before undergoing a pre-fermentation cold maceration. Fermentation took place at controlled temperatures of for around 24 days with selected yeast strains and no malolactic fermentation. The wine was then rested on its lees for nine months in 20% new oak barriques prior to bottling.
Tasting Note:
The bouquet is full of sweet pastry aromas, scents of Williams pear skin and notes of yellow fruit. It has extraordinary complexity and structure on the palate. Textured and rich, this wine has a long, persistent finish.
Food Matches: grilled fish, shellfish, roast chicken, risotto
