Piemonte DOC Pinot Nero

The bunches we use to produce the Piemonte D.O.C Pinot Nero are small and compact. Grapes are carefully hand harvested at approximately the end of August.

After a soft bunch-crushing, the must begins a skin contact fermentation with the native yeast. The daily pumping-over provides extraction of the colour and tannins to build the structure.
The alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel continues then slowly for one week. The racking follows, which is the separation of the liquid from the peel. The wine stays at about 20 degrees until the malolactic fermentation is completed.
After some transfers that are necessary for clarification of the wine, it is then put into oak barrels for ageing. The bottling takes place after about 12 months; it stays 6 months in the bottle before it goes to market.
It is only produced in the best years and in small quantities.

COLOUR: ruby red with light purple reflections.
AROMA: red fruit notes, like raspberry. Floral notes like red rose and violets.
TASTE: crisp and juicy. Harmonic and balanced. Persistent after taste notes of red fruits and wood sweetness.
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12,5%.

We recommend it with white meat, tasty fish and roasted pork.
But it is a versatile wine and can pair, for instance, with vegetarian cuisine as well.
Best served: between 18° and 20° C.

Bottles should be stored in a cool, dry and dark place, at a temperature between 10 and 18 degrees Celsius.