The Story
Amiably tolerant of great variations in growing season conditions, Pinot Grigio is always at the forefront of drinkability and food friendliness in our range of white wines. It is harvested promptly when ripe, to conserve its structuring acidity, and fermented and aged in stainless steel with scrupulous protetion from oxygen. A deceptively simpli ed palate is backed by alluring tropical notes, suggestions of salinity and ample mouth feel.
A single, light frost at the outset of the season in icted minor crop losses, but thereafter a pattern stabilized as one of moderate rain, and moderate daytime temperatures. In the crucial last 6 weeks of the growing season, we enjoyed a period of consistent high pressure, with clear blue skies, warm days and cool evenings. The cooler season created whites that have a higher than average acidity, yielding extravagantly fragrant aromatics.
Romantic and youthful-spirited, in a true expression of Italian winemaking style. Extremely avorful, with apple, pear, and a touch of pineapple. Dry and well-balanced, with a glowing and intriguingly gentle nish.
Wine Information
Barboursville Vineyards is Virginia’s first wine estate to be dedicated to growing European, vitis vinifera wine varietals in Virginia. Planted in 1976, the vineyard was founded and continues to be owned by Gianni Zonin from Gambellara, Italy, who is a 7th-generation winegrower whose family’s enterprise, Casa Vinicola Zonin, has been in viticulture since 1821. Barboursville is Zonin’s sole winemaking endeavor outside of Italy. The property is the core of an extensive 18th Century Virginia plantation, now consisting of some 900 acres, of which 162 are in vine. Winemaker-General Manager Luca Paschina, holder of a degree in oenology from Instituto Umberto in Alba and now in his 21st year at Barboursville, oversees day-to-day vineyard operations with viticulturist Fernando Franco, who has been at Barboursville for 13 years.
