Babo Pinot Grigio 2024

Babo Pinot Grigio comes from two sites of thirty-year-old vines at San Martino al Tagliamento in Friuli, given eight hours of skin contact before pressing.

Friuli, in the far north-east of Italy, has a long-standing reputation for the country's best white wines, and Justin Bubb points to the diurnal range as the reason: warm days and cold nights through the growing season allow slow ripening and hold aromatics. The vineyards sit at the base of the Alps near Pordenone on a mix of clay and alpine gravel left by alluvial deposits. Friulian Pinot Grigio generally carries more flesh than examples from the Veneto or Trentino, and the eight hours of skin contact in the press deliberately builds on that. Fermentation is in stainless steel and the wine rests five months on lees before bottling, giving texture and a tangy finish rather than the thin, neutral profile common to the category.

Drink over the next two to three years. Serve at 10–12°C with prosciutto and melon, grilled calamari or a simple risotto.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.