Drink (and think) like a somm
Barboursville
Pinot Grigio
Virginia
Monticello
Pinot Grigio 100%
Apple, Pear, Pineapple
9 Months
On lees
Stainless Steel
100%
ABOUT
Barboursville 2024 Pinot Grigio
Amiably tolerant of great variations in growing season conditions, Pinot Grigio is always at the forefront of drinkability and food friendliness in our range of white wines.
It is harvested promptly when ripe, to conserve its structuring acidity, and fermented and aged in stainless steel with scrupulous isolation from oxygen. A deceptively simplified palate is backed by alluring tropical notes, suggestions of salinity and ample mouth feel.
PAIRINGS
IN A PINCH
Light fish, summer salads.
DEEPER DIVE
Pinot Grigio is typically a light, simple wine, but the Barboursville 2024 Pinot Grigio is complex, and bursting with flavor. The aging on the lees for 9 months gives it a fuller body and even some savory notes to help balance the fruit forward flavors.
You’re still going to want to stay on the lighter side of the pairing spectrum, but this wine’s firmer structure could let it venture into medium bodied dishes as well.
Raw bar options like oysters and ceviche are going be great here, as are grilled fish and light pastas.
STANDOUT FEATURES: Ripe fruit, elevated acidity, smooth mouthfeel.
PAIRING SCALE
STEER CLEAR
Anything too big or rich sauces.
CHEESE OPTIONS
Parmigiano Reggiano
Parmigiano Reggiano
Country: Italy
Animal: Cow
Type: Hard
Texture: Grainy
Style: Salty, nutty, savory.
Feta
Feta
Country: Greece
Animal: Goat or Sheep
Type: Soft
Texture: Creamy
Style: Tangy, briny, salty.
Mozzarella di Bufala
Mozzarella di Bufala
Country: Italy
Animal: Water Buffalo
Type: Soft
Texture: Creamy, chewy
Style: Mild, milky, floral.
RECIPE IDEAS
SERVICE
WHICH GLASSES?
All-purpose or white wine glasses if you have them.
BORDEAUX
BURGUNDY
FLUTE
COUPE
ALL-PURPOSE
WHITE
DESSERT
SHOULD I DECANT THIS?
WHY “Nope”?
There’s a lot going on in this wine, but most of it comes right out of the bottle. Skip the decanter and just enjoy this wine with no fuss.
SERVING TEMP
The correct serving temperature is important to show a wine’s true potential, but don’t stress over getting the temp exactly right. Use the chart below to try to get in the right ballpark.
AGING
WHEN SHOULD I OPEN THIS?
If a wine has been released by the producer, it means it is ready to drink. Wines don’t necessarily get “better” with age, they just change. Typically, this change involves things like losing fresh fruit flavors in exchange for more savory notes.
The moment you should open the bottle depends on your preference, so it’s more important to understand the evolution and the life span of the bottle than it is to try to time its opening perfectly. (It’s far better to open a bottle too early than too late.)
This bottle should probably be opened between:
2025 – 2027
Development
VINTAGE
2024
March brought a bit of apprehension with much warmer than average temperatures indicating a potential early bud-break which may have resulted in high risk of frost damage in April, finally at the end of the third week the temperatures dropped in normal range and were followed but a beautiful April with ideal gradual warm up.
Flowering started on May 15th and ended in early June with ideal mild temperature and gentle winds. The summer delivered gentle rains at the right time and harvest started in mid-August to finish in late September. The cluster were perfectly ripe in all varietals and produced some of the best wines ever in all varietals. A stellar Octagon vintage.
NERD STUFF
TA: 0.60%
Alc: 12.5%
RS: 0.2%
Fermentation: 10 days at 55°F
Maturation: 9 months on lees
PRODUCER
ABOUT US
The new generation
The present generation of leadership of this estate is the seventh in a family tradition in viticulture dating back to 1821. In 2017, after 40 years and more in planting Barboursville Vineyards and establishing it in the world of wine, Gianni Zonin
Gianni Zonin, Ownertransferred executive duties to the three sons he raised in this life’s work. Domenico, Michele, and Francesco Zonin (L-R) are steeped in his dedication and fluency in winegrowing, commerce, and law.
Most importantly, the family’s devotion to the land and the people who sustain the Estate of Wine has been extended with the same foresight and energy which have always guided these vineyards.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Heritage
The estate of wine which Thomas Jefferson foresaw taking root in his own ground at Monticello would far from disappoint him to discover here at his friend’s plantation, for whom he designed the historic landmark mansion. That construction commenced in 1814, while James Barbour held office as Virginia’s Governor, and was completed in 1821, as Casa Vinicola Zonin was being founded in Palladio’s home province, the Veneto.
The assimilation of this plantation within the viticultural traditions of the Zonin family has conferred upon our work a heritage of agricultural passion and purpose through 8 generations.
THE LAND
Situated on the broad, rolling plateau and foothills of the Southwest Mountains in the Virginia Piedmont, running parallel with the Blue Ridge to the west, our 900 acres occupy ground of sedimentary rock of volcanic origin, and separate stratifications of sandstone and conglomerates, with sloping exposures of even greater variety.
Luca Paschina, WinemakerIn the temperate mid-Atlantic weather of our growing region, this estate presents the viticulturist with a dynamic mosaic of growing conditions. Some years favor one planting site for a given varietal, such as Cabernet Franc, and other years favor another in the same varietal.
The resulting engagement with the vines is exceptionally active and verifies the truism that the human hand, learned, seasoned, and schooled by many previous vintages, must be incorporated in any conception of “terroir.”
