Pinot Nero Dop 2018 75 cl Les Cretes

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Grape varieties and style Red dry wine. 100% Pinot noir. Burgundy style. No oak.

Vineyards La Tour vineyard in Aymavilles, Italy. Surface area under vine for this wine, 2 hectares (5 acres). terroir Lose, sandy, moraine soil. Southern exposure. Altitude 650 metres (2,100 feet).

First year production 1995

Annual production 13 000 bottiglie Surface 2,00 Ha, sistema a Guyot; impianto di 7.500 piedi per ettaro, filari a ritocchino. Resa 9.000 Kg/Ha.

Harvest: Harvested by hand at the beginning of October.

Vinification: 8 to 10 days fermentation in stainless steel tanks under controlled temperature (28°C / 82° F).

Aged in stainless steel barrels for 6 months.

Characteristics: Ruby red color with garnet highlights. Strawberry, soft herb and slight red grapefruit nose. Medium to full bodied on the palate with classic pinot noir fruit. Mouth watering and well integrated acid palate and soft, supple tannins on the pleasantly lingering finish.

Food pairings: Grilled, oven-baked, stewed and "in carpaccio" blue fish, Other kinds of fish spices aromatic herbs and/or tomatoes sauces seasoned, fish /vegetables/cereal based soups soups, short and medium aged cheeses, fondue, white roasted meat. Side note Traditionally Valle d'Aosta Pinot Noirs are aged in oak. The winemaker's goal at Les Crêtes winery is to showcase the fruit forward character and striking elegance of the Pinot Noir grape by aging it in stainless steel.

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