Pinot Grigio with ripe fruit, savory detail, and far more shape than the category often suggests. Steep Alto Adige vineyards give it freshness, salinity, and a finish that keeps going.
Quick Facts
- Region: Alto Adige DOC, Italy
- Variety: 100% Pinot Grigio
- Style: Dry, savory, textured Italian white
- Best For: aperitivo, long lunches, grilled fish, Albariño and Vermentino drinkers
- Vintage: 2025
Pinot Grigio is often chosen for ease. This one gives you that immediacy, then adds more shape and savory definition from steep mountain and mid-elevation vineyards. Elena Walch keeps the style clear and refreshing, but ripe fruit, herbs, salinity, and persistence make the bottle worth staying with.
Why We Love It
This is Pinot Grigio with a clear point of view. It keeps the easy refreshment that makes the grape broadly appealing, while the savory detail and fuller texture give enthusiasts something to notice. It is especially good for aperitivo or a long lunch when the bottle should remain interesting beyond the first cold glass.
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Tasting Profile
Ripe pear and savory herbs meet crisp acidity, a salty mineral edge, and a long finish.
- Aroma: ripe pear, peach skin, white pepper, sage, citrus peel
- Palate (Flavor): pear, blood orange peel, green almond, savory herbs
- Structure & Finish (Mouthfeel): medium-to-full body, crisp acidity, lightly rounded texture, long salty finish
Serving & Pairing
Serve well chilled, around 45-49°F.
Pair with grilled fish, antipasti, full-bodied first courses, or Alpine-style cheeses and fondue.
Estate Overview
Elena Walch helped move Alto Adige away from volume-driven production and toward more deliberate vineyard and varietal expression beginning with her first vintage in 1988. The estate is now led by her daughters Julia and Karoline, who continue the family’s site-conscious direction. The Pinot Grigio is particularly useful at Petit Philippe because it shows how much definition the estate can bring to one of Italy’s most commercially familiar grapes.
Terroir (Place)
Fruit comes from steep southeast- and southwest-facing slopes spanning roughly 250 to 900 meters. Calcareous soils mixed with clay, sand, and porphyry support a combination of drainage, ripeness, and structure. Cooler mountain vineyards preserve freshness and aromatic detail, while warmer mid-level sites build the ripe pear fruit and fuller palate.
