NEW Monfort Trentino Pinot Grigio DOC

Pairs with: Pan-seared mountain trout with lemon-herb butter, prosciutto di San Daniele with sliced melon, asparagus risotto, grilled sea bass, fresh pasta tossed with wild garlic pesto, or soft alpine cheeses like Fontina.

Good for: Tasting the crisp, alpine mineral precision of northern Italian Pinot Grigio; pairing with delicate seafood and spring vegetable dishes; or elevating your everyday aperitif with an elegant white wine born in the shadow of the Dolomites.

Grape: 100% Pinot Grigio.

I am from: Trentino DOC, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy (Sourced from high-altitude hillside vineyards in the Adige Valley, rooted in gravelly limestone and porphyry soils).

The Story: Founded in 1945 by the Simoni family, Cantine Monfort is an artisanal winery deeply tied to the dramatic alpine landscape of Trentino. Today led by Lorenzo Simoni alongside his children, the estate focuses on sustainable mountain viticulture, tending terraced vineyard plots carved into the steep hillsides around Trento and Lavis. In this northern Italian sanctuary, cool mountain winds descending from the Dolomites collide with warm air currents from Lake Garda, creating wide day-to-night temperature swings that allow Pinot Grigio to retain striking acidity while slowly building aromatic complexity.

In the cellar, Monfort prioritizes varietal clarity and alpine purity above all else. The hand-harvested grapes undergo gentle soft-pressing followed by a cool, temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel vats, completely bypassing oak barrels. The wine rests on its fine lees for several months prior to bottling, developing a subtle, satiny weight that beautifully cushions the grape's bright mountain acidity while preserving the signature gravelly minerality of Trentino’s soils.

Why You'll Love Me: It is an impressively focused, mountain-fresh, and elegant Pinot Grigio that pairs ripe stone-fruit radiance with laser-sharp mineral drive. In the glass, it shines a pale straw-yellow with subtle copper reflections. The nose is refined and expressive, wafting out with an aromatic bouquet of crisp Williams pear, white peach, and green apple, seamlessly laced with top notes of blooming chamomile, lemon peel, and crushed stone. On the palate, it glides with a smooth, light-to-medium-bodied stride; a succulent core of orchard fruit and zesty citrus is driven forward by a beam of mouthwatering natural acidity. Clean, dry, and endlessly refreshing, it glides into a lingering finish marked by a trailing touch of lime zest and a persistent, gravelly mineral snap.