Pinot Nero Monticol Riserva, Terlano

PINOT NERO MONTICOL RISERVA

Denomination

D.O.C. Alto Adige

Variety

100% Pinot Noir

History of the variety

first vintage 1989

Vinification

Description

Manual harvest and selection of the grapes; destemming followed by slow must fermentation at a controlled temperature and gentle agitation of the must in stainless steel tanks; malolactic fermentation and aging for 12 months partly in big wooden barrels (50%) and partly in tonneaux using one third new barrels (50%); blending three months before bottling

Production area

Name

Montigl

Municipality

Terlano

Altitude

450 - 760 m a. s. l.

Slope

20 - 60 %

Orientation

South - Southwest

Technical data

Alcohol content

14.0 % vol

Residual sugar

2.8 g/l

Acidity

5.3 g/l

Aging

Storage advice

Cool storage at constant temperatures, high level of humidity, good ventilation and as little light as possible

Cellar temperature

10 - 15 °C

Minimum maturity

4 years

Serving temperature

16 - 18 °C

Suggested glass

Burgundy glass

Wine character

Color: intensive ruby to garnet red

Smell: The Pinot Noir presents itself as a multifaceted wine on the nose, where the delicate primary fruit aromas of wild strawberries and blackberries blend with restrained aromas of tobacco and flint, and notes of white field mushrooms

Taste: Well balanced with a mineral elegance that makes it dance on the palate. This red wine has a long and exciting finish

Simple pairings

Ideal companion to saddle of venison with a red wine apple purée and quark spaetzle, poppy-seed roasted saddle of sucking calf, loin of beef herb roasted in foil with potato pancakes and chestnut ragout, calf’s liver in thyme butter as well as veal paillard with Mediterranean vegetables; also goes well with barley risotto, and salted and smoked venison with a cranberry sauce with horseradish