We enjoy the refreshing quality of a well-made Italian Pinot Grigio and have toiled to emulate that style. What seems most important is picking the grapes towards the beginning of the ripeness curve, like the Italians, as opposed to the tendency among Alsatians to harvest their Pinot Gris as ripe as possible. Navarro's 2011 Gris harvest lasted three weeks but the grapes for this Grigio bottling were harvested during the first ten days. The first picking was from a small and newer block of Pinot Gris on September 24 and the last, nine days later. The juice from each picking was fermented and aged in separate oak casks until a final blend was assembled in May 2012. It has a springtime fresh bouquet; flavors of lemon grass, from the largest lot, dominate but the two other pickings provide hints of pineapple and guava. Serve it with your favorite pesto pasta and you'll be singing arias.