Tasting notes:
Medium ruby colour with garnet hues.
Typically clean aroma with a mildly earthy note. Red berries, cherry and spices on the nose. Smooth, well-rounded flavour.
Balanced and medium-bodied. Fresh, tannic and lingering finish.
Cellaring recommendations: Up to 5 years or longer for particularly outstanding vintages
Wine and food pairing: A perfect accompaniment for hearty poultry dishes, dark meat and mild mature cheese.
Grape variety: 100% Pinot Nero
Terroir: Kaltern - Leisenpuiten: 500 m above sea level.Sandy loam with excellent water retention. Kaltern - Klughammer: 230 m above sea level. Sandy, reddish porphyry soil.
Training system: Guyot
Yield per vine: 1.5 kg - 70 hl/ha
Production process: Controlled fermentation in stainless steel tanks for 15 days at a maximum of 28°C with subsequent malolactic fermentation.
Aging: 12 months in French barrique casks.