Muri-Gries Alto Adige Pinot Nero DOC 2020 Red Wine

Muri-Gries Alto Adige Pinot Nero DOC 2020

Alto Adige, Italy

WHERE IS THE ALTO ADIGE WINE REGION?

Alto Adige is an alpine valley situated in the northeastern part of Italy bordering Austria and Switzerland, and is well known for its beauty. Also known as South Tyrol, the area is a highly-regarded wine producing region which has recently gained the attention of international wine critics.

The high mountain peaks protect South Tyrol from the Atlantic winds and cold northerlies, while the region benefits from the Mediterranean climate from the south. Terlano has a remarkable microclimate, with pronounced differences in temperature between day and night caused by the cool downslope winds from the mountains.

To the south, a number of mountain massifs like the Adamello also have a protective function. As a result, annual precipitation is only about one-third of the average for the southern Alpine foothills, and the number of hours of sunshine is higher.

This delicious Italian Pinot Noir has a delightful, expansive nose, just the right amount of acidity to make it extremely food-friendly, and a nice balance of woody tannins and ripe red fruits that bring it all together. There’s so much going on in this wine! You’ll be smacking your lips and diving back in for sip after sip! Tastes like it should cost twice what it does.

FROM THE WINERY

Muri-Gries has a wine-growing tradition that goes back over centuries. Our vineyards in and around Bolzano have been on monastery land for over a century and our monastery winery is completely integrated in the abbey.

IN THE VINEYARD

These Pinot Nero grapes grow at an altitude of 400 m and more on predominantly sandy chalk gravel soils in the vineyards of Appiano, Caldaro and Bolzano with their south-east exposition.

IN THE CELLAR

Following temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel tanks at 27°C for 10 days, the wine is aged in 30 - 50 hl wooden barrels for at least 5 months.

TASTING NOTES

This wine has an intensely bright ruby color. On the nose, it is distinctive for its fruity aroma of crisp ripe cherry, black currant, blackberry and raspberry; it is delicately spicy with some laurel and tarragon, slightly ethereal, playful and complex. On the palate, the wine is full with plenty of structure, pronounced tannins, stimulating acidity and berry fruit. It is youthfully unsophisticated and elegantly rustic.

Best enjoyed at room temperature with braised shoulder of beef, pan-seared cutlets of lamb and Mediterranean grilled vegetables.

Alcohol: 13,50 % vol.

Total acidity: 5,50 g/l

Residual sugar: 1,40 g/l