2023 Vivace Pinot Grigio
VIVACE IN 7 WORDS
Vibrant, Grapefruit, Lime, Peach, Floral, Lanolin, Mouthwatering
WINEMAKER’S NOTES
We celebrate the fact that we make wine in a region where vintage variations play an important role. Typical growing seasons are a nightmare for commercial wineries interested in making consistent but boring wines. For us, however, it defines our interest in wine. We look forward to seeing what Mother Nature gives us to work with each year. It is the effects of each vintage on the finished wine that urges us to start verticals of our favourite wines then follow their evolution and discuss their merits at tastings with friends.
Careful canopy management, early picking, low yields and selection from cooler microclimates have given us a wine with a balanced alcohol % that is both lively and full at once; full on the mid-palate with a chiselled finish. 2023 Vivace is more complex, a touch fuller and richer than the previous few vintages. It is enthralling to see such a complex wine can be from this humble grape variety. Vivace greets you on the nose with a very expressive note of bergamot rind, desert vegetation (sage), lime juice and orchard fruit. The palate is packed with a mélange of citrus fruits before it finishes with tart apple, pear and zest notes. The long finish carries on way beyond what many come to expect from this humble but noble grape variety. Vivace is Grigio gone to CrossFit.
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Di Carne
Seared west coast halibut with a brown butter lemon thyme sauce or roasted chicken on the crown with pan drippings and side garden vegetables or Salish mussels steamed in a light white wine, lemongrass and ginger broth are favourite pairings.Vegetariano / Vegana
A variety of roasted vegetables with pistachio kale pesto sauce or a bright baby greens salad with roasted nuts and fresh berries.