Cantina Valle Isarco Südtirol - Alto Adige DOC Pinot Nero 2023

93 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team

"Garnet red, aromas of forest fruits such as raspberry and blackberry, compact, elegant, fruity and spicy on the palate. A well-structured Pinot Noir with an elegant fullness not a million miles to its Burgundian role model."

Pinot Nero (Pinot Noir) was brought to South Tyrol about 100 years ago. The warm hillsides around Campodazzo, in the lower Valle Isarco, provide the ideal conditions for the growing of this famous variety, giving the wine the elegance and typicality that have made it one of the most sort after reds around.

Cantina Valle Isarco is Alto Adige’s youngest cooperative winery. Founded in 1961 by 24 individual grape growers, membership has now grown to 130 vignerons cultivating 150 hectares on what is the northernmost territory of Italian viticulture.

The Isarco Valley provides ideal growing conditions for white grapes, which make up 97 per cent of the production at Cantina Valle Isarco. The winery specialises in varietals such as Kerner, Sylvaner, Grüner Veltliner, Riesling and Gewürztraminer. Cool nights and warm days during harvest time produce fresh, fruity white wines with excellent minerality.

The vineyards are on steep slopes at high altitudes of up to 1000 metres above sea level. The vines’ roots stretch deep into the soil to absorb precious nutrients. Here, where mountain tops meet Mediterranean hills, Cantina Valle Isarco produces wines that are full of energy and personality, thanks to different soils, terrains, exposures and microclimates.

Cantina Valle Isarco’s 130 farmers are proud of the elegance and personality of their wines.