Pinot Noir 2024

Description

Pinot Noir DOC, still red, 12.5% ABV, produced by Grosjean in the Aosta Valley. 0.75 L bottle, 2024 vintage. A Pinot Noir that expresses the passion of a family that has been producing wine in Valgrisenche since 1781. Cultivation techniques are deeply rooted in respect for the environment. 70% destemmed grapes and 30% whole bunch, maceration on the skins for 8-10 days with three punching downs per day at a controlled temperature of 28-30°C. Aged 50% in wooden barrels and 50% in steel, 2-3 months in bottle. Complex and persistent with hints of berries. Ruby red tending towards garnet. Balanced on the palate, soft with a dry flavor, good alcohol content, slightly tannic.

Details

Perfume

Complex and persistent with hints of berries.

Color

Ruby red tending to garnet.

Taste

Balanced in the mouth, soft with a dry flavour good alcohol content, slightly tannic.

Serve at:

14 -16 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Grosjean

From this winery

• Start up year: 1969
• Oenologist: Hervè Grosjean
• Bottles produced: 14.000
• Hectares: 14

From 1781 to Fornet, a small village in Valgrisenche, now buried water dam Beauregard, his grandparents came down here today to stock up wine and chestnuts to overcome the long mountain winters, then was in 1969, spurred by his friend Pino Albaney, Papa Dauphin, began to bottle their wine in order to present the "The exposition des vins du Val d'Aoste", was this exhibition that stimulated the initiative that brought the company from 3,000 square meters. 7 hectares of vineyards to the present, involvement in the 5 children.
The company is located on the border of the towns of Quart and Saint Christophe, where lie the vineyards of Tzeriat, Rovetta, Creton, Touren in Quart, Tzantè de Wet, lace and Castle Pleod Saint Christophe. The first cultivated vines, in addition to traditional Petit Rouge, were Gamay, Pinot Noir and Petite Arvine, and currently are growing even as the native Fumin, carnelian, pressed and Vuillermin. Cultivation techniques are rooted in respect for the environment since 1975 so it is not handled insecticides and acaricides treatments are carried out rigorously and fertilizing with manure of organic origin.
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Aosta Valley

Technical Sheet

Name	Grosjean Pinot Noir 2024
Type	Red green still
Denomination	Valle d'Aosta DOC
Vintage	2024
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	12.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Pinot Nero
Country	Italy
Region	Aosta Valley
Vendor	Grosjean
Origin	Municipalities of Quart and Saint Christophe
Climate	Exposure: South, South-West. Slope: 50% to 70%.
Soil composition	Sandy-loamy and partly sandy-loamy with little depth (less than 50 cm) and plenty of skeleton.
Cultivation system	Guyot
Harvest	Mid-September
Wine making	70% destemmed grapes and 30% whole cluster, maceration with the skins for 8 0 days with three punching-downs per day at a controlled temperature of 28-30 °C.
Aging	50% in wooden barrels and 50% steel, 2-3 months in bottle.
Allergens	Contains sulphites