“Fuoripista” Pinot Grigio Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT 2024 (BIO)

Elisabetta Foradori | Trentino
Foradori | Via Damiano Chiesa 1 | IT 38017 Mezzolombardo

01010524 · 0,75 l · 46,67 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

Innovation often means leaving the beaten track and exploring entirely new paths. Fuoripista – meaning "off-piste" – is Elisabetta Foradori's most radical response to conventional notions of Pinot Grigio. What began in 2016 as an experiment with the biodynamic winemaker Marco Devigili has evolved into a redefinition of what a white wine can be. Just two hectares on the Campo Rotaliano provide the grapes for this extraordinary project. Pergola-trained Pinot Grigio vines thrive on the typical alluvial soils of gravel and sand, and their fruit takes an unusual path. After being hand-harvested, the destemmed berries are transferred directly into Spanish tinajas – those egg-shaped clay amphorae that Elisabetta favours for her revolutionary winemaking process. Here, the impossible happens: for eight months, the grapes remain in contact with their skins, a process that gives the wine its amber-gold colour and structural complexity.

The result is a wine of fascinating duality. In the glass, it glows an intense golden yellow with coppery highlights; on the nose, it unfolds a Mediterranean bouquet of dried fruits, herbs and a hint of honey and spices. Its true greatness is revealed on the palate: powerful and rounded, with silky tannins and a structure that leaves you speechless. Aromas of ripe pears blend with notes of camomile and mineral salinity. The final lingers for minutes on end – a Pinot Grigio that defies all expectations and sets new standards. SUPERIORE.DE

"A pale, ruby-hued Pinot Gris that glides across the palate, with its silky texture supporting flavors of dried strawberry, singed orange peel, leather and smoked paprika. Fresh and distinctive, this light- to medium-bodied version drinks more like a light red." Wine Spectator

"Aromas of watermelon, crabapple and cantaloupe give way to a medium-bodied wine with notes of red apple and hints of lemon and grapefruit. Lovely phenolic character." James Suckling