Italy — wine

Pigato Riviera Ligure di Ponente

Western Ligurian Riviera DOC producing Pigato — a grape related to Vermentino but with more body, herb and almondine character; grown on terraced hillsides between Albenga and Imperia.

Year Rating Notes
2022 Warm western Riviera year; Pigato shows excellent aromatic concentration.
2021 Balanced vintage; Pigato herb character and mineral both well expressed.
2020 Good quality; Pigato at its most textured and complex.
2019 Standard vintage; reliable herb-mineral Pigato character.
2018 Consistent vintage; good everyday Ligurian white.