Winemaker Notes
The Pinot Nero, which for Franz Haas is "the white among the reds," depending on the vintage appears with a changing color scheme, which can vary from light ruby red to intense ruby red. The bouquet opens with notes of maraschino cherries and raspberries, marzipan and plum jam, cloves and cinnamon. In the end, aromas of underwood are perceived. On the palate, the wine is fresh and lively thanks to the elegant tannins that make it aromatic and round and ensure an inviting and tasty flavor.
The Pinot Nero can be enjoyed with light fish dishes, wild game roasts and red meats.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This is a bright, fruit-forward pinot that has fresh plums, cherries and rose hips on the nose. It’s crunchy and medium-bodied on the palate. Excellent tension.
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Wine Spectator
This elegant Pinot Nero is finely meshed, with a fine, raw silklike grain to the tannins as they support a refreshing range of chopped cherry, roasted fig, blood orange peel and wild sage. Long and creamy on the spiced finish. Drink now through 2029. 8,000 cases made, 100 cases imported.
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
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