Venezia Giulia Pinot Grigio IGT Damijan Podversic

A skin-macerated Pinot Grigio from Damijan Podversic, deep and austere. The must ferments in wood with the skins, using fruit from the 2010 and 2011 vintages; the 2010 rests for 24 months in oak and the 2011 for 12 months before blending, bottling and further ageing. It is unfiltered. The wine is deep, rich and very persistent, with raspberry, strawberry, pomegranate and dried fig notes, a mineral note of wet rock, and marked savouriness despite its alcohol. It is suggested with sauced white meats and roast game birds, and with medium-aged cheeses.