Villard, Pinot Grigio Ramato JCV Charlie Villard Valle de Casablanca

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○ Organic Winemaking Practices, ♀ Women Winemaker, ↘ Low Intervention , ◇ Unfined & Unfiltered, ⦾ Native Yeast Fermentation, ⁂ Hand-harvested

Varieties: 100% Pinot Grigio (Pinot Gris)
Region/Country: Casablanca Valley, Chile
ABV: 13.5% 
Serving Temp: Lightly chilled (pull out of the fridge about 30 minutes before serving)

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TASTING NOTES:
Nose: Juicy, floral, herbaceous. Berry, strawberry, fruit gummy, melon, underripe nectarine, rose petal/hibiscus, mint leaves, limestone.

 

Palate: Structured wine with gentle, building tannins and a chalky finish.

 

FOOD PAIRING RECOMMENDATION:
Grilled shrimp with lime and chili, or watermelon and mint salad.

 

REFLECTION:
Ramato is Italian for "copper" or "coppered" in color, and it's the name of a style of wine in Friuli where Pinot Grigio is fermented with the skins and takes on an orange-hued (i.e., copper) color. In this wine, Charlie Villard pays homage to that style of winemaking but takes it even a step further with a longer maceration. Pinot Grigio is often vinified as the most plain, inoffensive (read: boring) wine ever, but when it's treated with care and you use the whole fruit, the result is extremely dynamic.