2024 Bruno Verdi, Pinot Grigio, Oltrepo Pavese

Seventh-generation winemaker Paolo Verdi employs hand-harvesting and indigenous yeast fermentation in stainless steel to isolate the structural nerve of his Pinot Grigio. The fruit is sourced from estate vineyards in the Canneto Pavese and Castana communes, where high-altitude sites and calcareous clay soils establish a firm, architectural foundation. The 2024 growing season—characterized by a wet spring followed by a warm, ripening-intensive August—produced fruit with high physiological maturity and significant acid retention. This vintage exhibits a focused, fine-grained texture and a chiseled mid-palate density, eschewing stylistic weight for a profile defined by mineral tension. A persistent, saline finish reflects the technical decision to bottle early, preserving the transparent, terroir-driven structural drive inherent to the Oltrepò Pavese hills.