Kettmeir
Alto Adige Pinot Nero 2025
| Denomination | DOC Alto Adige Pinot Nero |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Area | Trentino Alto Adige (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Pinot Nero |
| Aging | At the end of fermentation, the young wine is racked into 30-hl wooden casks, where it matures for 4–6 months. |
- Type and denomination: Still red wine Alto Adige DOC from Pinot Noir grapes, 2025 vintage
- Aromatic profile: Ruby colour and refined fragrance of small red berries
- Taste and structure: Smooth flavour, medium body, velvety tannins and a long finish
- Vinification and ageing: Maceration on the skins followed by 4–6 months in wooden barrels
- Serving and pairings: 16–18 °C, decant for 1 hour; perfect with speck, red meats and cheeses
Description
Type of wine
Kettmeir's Alto Adige Pinot Nero DOC is a still red wine that, thanks to ageing in wooden barrels, accurately interprets the character of the grape variety. Its ruby-red hue introduces an elegant bouquet of red fruits. On the palate, it is soft and inviting, supported by a medium structure and a balanced tannic texture, closing with a fine and lingering finish. Highly versatile at the table, it is at its best when paired with speck-based first courses, red meats, pork, and medium-aged cheeses, and is best enjoyed when served in a large tulip-shaped glass.
Provenance
The Pinot Nero grapes come from the hilly area of Caldaro, in the province of Bolzano. The vineyards are situated at an altitude of between 450 and 600 metres, grown on trellises using Guyot pruning. The terroir is distinguished by limestone-based soils, which are loose and rich in stones and organic matter. This specific soil composition, combined with the hilly microclimate, ensures ideal conditions for the development of the vines. These environmental factors are reflected in the glass, supporting a clear aromatic definition and a naturally silky tannic texture.
How it is produced
After the harvest, which takes place between mid and late September, red wine vinification is carried out through meticulous maceration on the skins. Fermentation begins at controlled temperatures and then increases progressively, ensuring correct colour extraction and tannin stabilisation. Subsequently, the wine matures in wooden barrels for a period of four to six months. This targeted ageing accompanies the natural evolution of the wine, allowing the centrality of the fruit to remain the undisputed protagonist of the tasting experience.
History and interesting facts
Founded in 1919, the historic Kettmeir winery expertly combines traditional craftsmanship and an innovative spirit in the heart of South Tyrol. From its prestigious hillside vineyards, situated between 450 and 600 metres above sea level between Caldaro and Salorno, comes a Pinot Nero Blauburgunder of rare elegance, crafted by oenologist Josef Romen. This Alto Adige DOC expression was awarded 89 points by Vinous.
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
14 -16 °C
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1919
- Oenologist: Josef Romen
- Bottles produced: 290.000
- Hectares: 55
Tradition as a value to be handed down, and progress as a vision to be perpetuated. Innovators, but with the awareness that one must not abandon the heritage of tradition, preserved as a fundamental bond with the land and one's own history.
One example is the architecture of the Kettmeir winery, preserved intact since the Second World War as a precious testimony to its past. And it is in the historic wine cellar, where both the wines rest in barrels and the classic method sparkling wines on ancient pupitres, that part of Kettmeir's success is realised under the watchful eye of oenologist Josef Romen.
The other place is the vineyards, stretching from Kaltern to the Ebnicherhof to Salurn, where Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Moscato rosa and many other grape varieties grow, cultivated with absolute care, respecting all their varietal peculiarities. In every grape, the history of this land. In every drop, the know-how of its people. In every bubble, a way of being. Read more
| Name | Kettmeir Alto Adige Pinot Nero 2025 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Alto Adige DOC |
| Vintage | 2025 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Pinot Nero |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino Alto Adige |
| Vendor | Kettmeir |
| Story | History and interesting facts Founded in 1919, the historic Kettmeir winery expertly combines traditional craftsmanship and an innovative spirit in the heart of South Tyrol. From its prestigious hillside vineyards, situated between 450 and 600 metres above sea level between Caldaro and Salorno, comes a Pinot Nero Blauburgunder of rare elegance, crafted by oenologist Josef Romen. This Alto Adige DOC expression was awarded 89 points by Vinous. |
| Origin | Hilly area of Caldaro (province of Bolzano) |
| Soil composition | Soils predominantly of calcareous origin, typically loose with abundant stony fragments and a good organic matter content |
| Cultivation system | Trellis with Guyot pruning |
| Plants per hectare | 4,500 - 6,000 |
| Harvest | Mid-to-late September |
| Fermentation temperature | Approximately 12–13 °C with a progressive increase up to 25–27 °C |
| Production technique | Red vinification with skin maceration; low-temperature fermentation with a progressive increase up to 25–27 °C; ageing in 30-hl wooden barrels for 4–6 months |
| Wine making | Red winemaking with maceration on the skins; fermentation begins at a low temperature (approximately 12–13 °C) and increases progressively up to 25–27 °C at the end of fermentation to extract the colouring substances typical of Pinot Noir and stabilise them with the grape tannins; ageing in 30 hl wooden barrels for 4–6 months. |
| Aging | At the end of fermentation, the young wine is racked into 30-hl wooden casks, where it matures for 4–6 months. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |