Winemaker Notes
The nose shows cranberry, cherry luden, black pepper, and macerated cherries that leads to earth tones of crushed leaves, turned forest floors, with a lifted and vibrant mid- palate. The light, fine tannins embrace the cherry driven fruits and cola notes, that leads to a smooth finish.
Balanced acid makes this a great food wine.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Fermented and aged in a concrete egg, the 2017 Eggo Filoso Pinot Noir (filoso means "edgy") is a sharp red from eight-year-old vines in Gualtallary. It fermented with carbonic maceration and was kept with the full lees until the end of the year. This is a light and pale, elegant and fresh version of the grape, with bright red fruit, a refreshing palate and very fine tannins.
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James Suckling
Aromas of flowers such as violets and orchids, plums and grapefruits. Hints of lemons, too. Medium body, soft tannins and a bright finish.
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.”
With a winning combination of cool weather, high elevation and well-draining alluvial soils, it is no surprise that Mendoza’s Uco Valley is one of the most exciting up-and-coming wine regions in Argentina. Healthy, easy-to-manage vines produce low yields of high-quality fruit, which in turn create flavorful, full-bodied wines with generous acidity.
This is the source of some of the best Malbec in Mendoza, which can range from value-priced to ultra-premium. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay also perform well here.