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Pinot Nero Schweizer 2014 75cl

DOC | Alto Adige | Trentino/Alto Adige | Italy
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Critics scores
92 Robert Parker
The 2014 Alto Adige Pinot Nero Schweizer is fragrant and finessed with a good amount of nervous energy on the inside. This bodes well for the future evolution of the wine. Despite its screw cap closure, it should age gracefully over the next five to ten years thanks to that freshness and the quality of the primary fruit on hand. The wine spends 12 months in oak and emerges with aromas of dark berry, cassis and light spice. The 2014 vintage is not as generous as previous editions.<br/>
Producer
Franz Haas
Since its foundation in 1880, the Franz Haas winery has passed through seven generations with every firstborn named Franz Haas. Since the very beginning, the winery has always been focusing on expressing the quality of its grapes. During the 80’s most of the vines were replaced. Nowadays, Franz Haas works with grapes coming from 55-hectares of vineyards, mostly of his own, but also a part of them are rented or provided by other farmers. The vineyards are situated in the areas of Egna, Montagna and Aldino ranging in altitude from 240 and 1,150 meters above-sea-level. Each have their very own microclimatic and geological conditions, varying in soils from porphyry sand to clay to chalky. Due to the progressive climate change in 1999, Franz Haas rented several hectares on levels up to 850 meters above-sea-level in the area of Aldino and planted vines of Pinot Nero, Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon and Müller-Thurgau at the highest altitudes. After more than fifteen years, this decision has proved to be quite cutting-edge. These new vineyards bring excellent results and supply grapes producing long-lasting, aromatic, fresh wines with a pronounced acidity.