Winery Castello di Spessa - Joy Pinot Grigio

Winery Castello di SpessaJoy Pinot Grigio

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Joy Pinot Grigio of Winery Castello di Spessa is a white wine from the region of Collio of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with lean fish, shellfish or mature and hard cheese.

Taste structure of the Joy Pinot Grigio from the Winery Castello di Spessa

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Joy Pinot Grigio of Winery Castello di Spessa in the region of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Details and technical informations about Winery Castello di Spessa's Joy Pinot Grigio.

Winemaker
Enrico Paternoster
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Albillo mayor

Very old Spanish grape variety originating and cultivated in the upper Douro Valley - Ribera del Duero province of Burgos -. It is believed to be the result of a natural cross between the white Heben and a variety that is still unknown today. It should be noted that the synonym albillo is used for many other grape varieties, such as chasselas, muscat of Alexandria or albillo de Toro, verdejo or albillo de Nava, ... and it should not be confused with torrontés riojano. You can find the Albillo mayor in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Peru, Chile, Bulgaria, ... completely unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Joy Pinot Grigio - 2018
In the top 100 of of Collio wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Joy Pinot Grigio - 2017
In the top 100 of of Collio wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Joy Pinot Grigio from Winery Castello di Spessa are 2018, 2017

Informations about the Winery Castello di Spessa

The winery offers 36 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Collio in the region of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne

The Winery Castello di Spessa is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Collio to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Frioul-Vénétie Julienne
In the top 45000 of of Italy wines
In the top 2000 of of Collio wines
In the top 60000 of white wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Collio

The wine region of Collio is located in the region of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Villa Russiz or the Domaine Venica & Venica produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Collio are Ribolla gialla, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Collio often reveals types of flavors of tropical fruit, melon or white peach and sometimes also flavors of lemon, coconut or lime.


The wine region of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne

Friuli-Venezia Giulia is an autonomous region in Italy, located in the extreme Northeast of the country, bordered by Austria and Slovenia to the north and east respectively. The eponymous wine region has four DOCGs, twelve DOCs and three PGIs and is best known for its white wine production. 77% of the region's wines are white, one of the highest proportions of any Italian region. The region's wines are distinctly different from other Italian wines in that they are made from non-traditional Grape varieties such as Sauvignon blanc, Riesling and Pinot blanc, as well as typically Italian varieties such as pinot gris and picolit.

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The word of the wine: VDN

Natural sweet wine. Wine obtained by mutage of the must during fermentation by adding over-finished alcohol at 96 °, produced in the vineyards of Roussillon, Languedoc, Rhone Valley and Corsica.

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