Winemaker Notes
Pair with fried, roast and grilled red meats, venison, game and mature soft cheeses.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2013 Alto Adige Pinot Nero Mason di Mason opens to simple layers of wild berry, sweet almond, violets and licorice. The wine offers a silky mouthfeel and smooth texture. It does not show the complexity or depth of some of its peers, but it does offer a very faithful and correct interpretation of the grape. I would suggest a slightly shorter drinking window for this Pinot Nero born in the cool climate, mountainous north of Italy.
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.”
Wine by Region › Italy › Trentino-Alto Adige › Alto Adige
Taking full advantage of direct sunlight exposure on its steep slopes, many of Alto Adige’s best vineyards are planted at extreme altitude... read more