Oliviero Pastoris, Erbaluce "La Norezza" 2022 Caluso, Piedmont, Italy

Young winemaker Eugenio Pastoris took over his family's organically farmed vineyards in the remote town of Viverone, at the eastern edge of the Erbaluce di Caluso appellation near Alto Piemonte. He doesn't chase headlines or try to reinvent anything—he's simply doing the work the way it should be done with clean vineyards, traditional methods, and wines that reflect where they're from, creating soulful, no-frills wines made with purpose and precision.

Tasting Notes

The beautiful deep straw hued 2022 Pastoris Erbaluce is wonderfully stony and aromatic with a brisk dry medium bodied palate of white peach, quince, lemon/lime, lingering apple and muskmelon fruits, along with flinty mineral, unsweetened honeycomb, bitter almond, white blossoms, thyme and citrus oil. The wine delivers varietal nuances of white acacia flowers and honey, and flinty mineral notes. Bright, linear, and stony with all tension and clarity—white flowers, lemon pith, and wet quartz.

Pairs With

Fresh shellfish, grilled white fish, herb-crusted chicken, aged goat cheese