Pinot Nero dell’Oltrepò Pavese DOC
Grape variety:
Pinot Noir
Production area:
foothills of Casteggio
Soil:
lime/clay
Exposure of the vineyards:
NE-SW
Altitude of the vineyards:
120-200 m AMSL
Training system:
simple Guyot
Average age of the vines:
22 years
Vine density:
5,000 vines per hectare
Yield:
1-1.2 kg per vine
Harvest:
leaf thinning in mid-July. The grapes are hand-harvested in 17 kg crates, carefully selecting the best ones.
Vinification:
destemming and gentle crushing of the grapes. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless-steel vats at a controlled temperature always kept below 26 °C. 10-day maceration. During the maceration, the wine is punched down or pumped over several times depending on the kinetics of the fermentation. Malolactic fermentation in 27 hl oak barrels.
Ageing:
3 months in 27 hl oak barrels and 3 months in stainless-steel vats. No less than 2 months in the bottle before release.
Sight:
brilliant ruby red colour.
Nose:
intense, with aromas of fruits of the forest and spicy notes.
Palate:
fresh, fruity, fragrant and well-balanced. A classic expression of the Pinot Noir grape.
Vintage:
2024
Harvest date:
August 29th 2024
Bottling date:
June 12th 2025
2024 production:
18,000 bottles (0,75 l). Also available in the magnum format (96 bottles).
Notes about the 2024 vintage:
the vintage registered a regular flowering in April and May, but was marked by an unusual rainfall up to July. These weather conditions caused a loss of about 30% of the grapes and led us to do a focused thinning during the vintage and an accurate selection of the grapes during the harvest. From an oenological point of view, the vintage has been interesting: the Pinot Noir grapes for the sparkling wines showed excellent acidity values, while those for the reds, nearly without tannins, have a great aromatic potential.
Analytical data:
– alcohol: 12.51% vol
– acidity: 5.5 g/l
– residual sugar: <0.5 g/l
– sulphites: 85 mg/l
– dry extract: 27 g/l
First vintage:
2014
Vitae AIS 2025: Four Vines award (vintage 2023)
Falstaff Pinot Nero Trophy 2025: 91/100 (vintage 2023)
Guida Bio 2025: Four Green Leaves award (vintage 2023)
Viniplus AIS Lombardia 2025: Golden Rose (vintage 2023)
Guida Bio 2024: Four Green Leaves award (vintage 2022)
Slow Wine 2023: Top Wine – Everyday Wine award (vintage 2021)
Guida Bio 2023: Four Green Leaves award (vintage 2021)
Slow Wine 2020: Everyday Wine award (vintage 2018)
AIS Viniplus Lombardy 2019: Four Camunian Roses award (vintage 2016)
Gambero Rosso 2018: Two Red Glasses award (vintage 2015)
Berebene 2018: Oscar – Value for money award (vintage 2015)