Borgo Conventi Pinot Grigio 2021

This particular Pinot Grigio in my opinion happens to have it all. It comes from the increasingly popular cool weather spot of Collio in the prestigious Friulia-Venezia region in northern Italy where some of the most mineral laced, spicy, and complex whites in the entire country are made.

Influenced by the Alps to the north, the Adriatic Sea to the south and the Friulian Plain in between – Collio is treated to a riches of different influences, gaining salinity from the ocean, minerality from the unique soil and a gorgeous natural acid backbone from the slow-maturing grapes that are kept cool in the summer by the nearby Alps.

The gorgeous Pinot that I had came from Borgo Conventi, a player in the region since the mid-1970s. They’ve had the same winemaker, Paolo Corso since 1989 whose relentless work in the vineyard has translated into some of the most interesting, high-toned treats that I’ve had from Collio.