Pinot Grigio IGT Terre Siciliane

Pinot Grigio IGT Terre Siciliane 2024 is a white from Cantine Paolini, made from 100% Pinot Grigio. Its vines are among the earliest Pinot Grigio plantings in Sicily, on deep clay soil. Fermented cool in steel for 14 days and rested 6 months in bottle, it pours straw yellow with layered pineapple, ripe tree fruit and candied fruit aromas, at 12% alcohol. Serve at 8 to 10°C as an aperitif or with seafood and light pasta. Delivered across Ontario.

The producer

Cantine Paolini is a cooperative in Marsala, western Sicily, dating back to 1964. It works with about a thousand growers whose holdings average around three hectares, so the grapes are picked by hand. Its Pinot Grigio vines, among the earliest planted in Sicily, grow in its best soils.

The vineyards

Deep clay, slightly calcareous soil, with espalier-trained vines picked by hand from July. The first vintage of this wine was 2015.

How it's made

Fermented in stainless steel for 14 days at 15°C. Aged 3 months before bottling, then 6 months in bottle.

How it tastes

Straw yellow. The nose is layered, with pineapple and ripe tree fruit over a background of candied fruit.

How to serve it

Serve at 8 to 10°C with seafood, light pasta, or on its own as an aperitif.