Castel Firmian (Mezzacorona) Pinot Grigio Reserve 2020
- 90
- $45
- Drink by: 2023-2025
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The Trentino region in Italy, at the foot of the Italian Alps, is famous as ground zero for the Pinot Grigio grape and wines. The grapes used for this Reserve bottling hail from vineyards around Zambana. A soft pressing is used and fermentation in a mix of stainless steel and small oak barrels. Deep yellow colour. The nose offers pears and stonefruit, quite pleasing aromatics, with hints of lemon curd. With plenty of fresh acidity here, there is medium length and a tidy finish. Enjoy now and over the next year or two.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
