Monticol Pinot Nero Riserva Alto Adige DOC 2017 - Cantina Terlan

The Monticol Pinot Nero Riserva Alto Adige DOC from Cantina Terlan shines in the glass in a ruby to garnet red. On the nose, the aromas of blackberries, wild strawberries, tobacco and a hint of flint are rich and delicious, accompanied by fine notes of meadow mushrooms. This balanced, structured red wine impresses on the palate with its mineral elegance and its long and exciting aftertaste.

Vinification of Cantina Terlan Monticol Pinot Nero Riserva Alto Adige DOC

The grapes for this Spätburgunder grow in WEinbergen at 500 to 600 m.a.s.l. The air currents in these locations ensure fresh temperatures also during the summer. This grape variety has been cultivated in South Tyrol since the middle of the 19th century, and the older vineyards in particular give the resulting wines structure and elegance.

Harvesting and selection are done manually. The grapes are destemmed and then slowly fermented in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature and with gentle movement of the must. The malolactic fermentation and the subsequent ageing over 12 months takes place 50% in large oak barrels and 50% in barriques. For the ageing in barriques a third of new barrels are used. Three months before bottling, the cuvée is formed from the two wines.

Food pairing for Monticol Pinot Nero Riserva Alto Adige DOC

Enjoy this dry red wine with classic South Tyrolean dishes, saddle of venison with apples and red wine and ricotta gnocchi, milk veal with poppy seeds, beef loin with herbs, mashed potatoes and chestnut ragout or veal liver with butter and thyme, veal with Mediterranean vegetables or hirsotto or smoked venison with wild cranberry sauce and horseradish.

Awards for the Monticol Pinot Nero Riserva Alto Adige DOC by Cantina Terlan

• Gambero Rosso: 2 glasses for 2015 and 2013
• I Vini di Veronelli: 92 points for 2015, 93 points for 2014
• Wine Advocate Robert Parker: 93 publics for 2013 and 2015
• Wine Enthusiast: 91 points for 2014
• James Suckling: 91 points for 2014
• Bibenda: 4 grapes for 2014
• Bibenda: 4 grapes for 2013 and 2012