Sant’ Evasio, Grignolino d’Asti, Piemonte, Italy 2024
{sustainable} Grignolino
BLACK POMEGRANATE, ROSE BRIAR & CINNAMON BARK
This prime example of the ancient Piemontese variety is unflinchingly transparent, luminous onyx-red in the glass—with vibrant acidity and chiseled tannin. For all its briery backbone and old-world mystique, it’s also spectacularly drinkable with zesty fruit, baking spice, and dried flowers. Sant’Evasio’s Grignolino finds its footing in fossil marl at 220 meters, overlooking the hills of Asti.
Serving Suggestions: Wild rice & Castelmagno risotto w/ hickory-smoked shiitakes & black truffle oil. Toasted reuben w/ pastrami, bresaola, & Vermont Salumi caraway beef on marbled pumpernickel rye.
