Pilin 1999

Castellari Bergaglio (Italy)

(Piedmont)

Cortese
White Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✭

The wine shows a pale golden yellow color and nuances of straw yellow, very transparent. The nose reveals good personality with intense, clean, pleasing and refined aromas which start with hints of ripe peach, honey and vanilla followed by aromas of pear, hawthorn, dried apricot, quince jam, broom, almond and ripe banana. In the mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a crisp attack and pleasing roundness, however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, agreeable. The finish is persistent with flavors of ripe peach, pear and honey. A well made wine. Pilin is produced with slightly dried grapes, ferments in barrique and ages for two years in bottle.

Alcohol: 13%

Roasted fish, Mushrooms and fish soups, Stuffed pasta, Roasted white meat

Suggested glass	12 °C (53 °F)
(Bodied and Mature White Wines)

Issue 24, November 2004

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