The 2012 Alto Adige Pinot Grigio opens to a luminous golden-straw color and chiseled aromas of citrus, white peach, honey and crushed flint. The wine is brimming with energy and freshness and moves over the palate with tonic, steely freshness. A food-friendly Grigio like this would make a great companion to crispy fried shrimp or spicy tuna sushi. The wine’s steep 14% alcohol is surprisingly well-integrated.

Beautiful mountain aromatics of wild flower and Granny Smith apple give this wine a youthful and superfresh personality. The finish is smooth, silky and polished. — (8/1/2012) —87

Make sure you serve this wine well-chilled, otherwise the high alcohol masks the more delicate aromas. Slightly copperish in color, this Pinot Grigio does boast a refreshing, long finish. ——M.L.(6/1/2006)—— 84