Pinot Noir BIO

Pinot from the Goldeck site, on soil where granite meets limestone. Planted by massal selection. Half the fruit ferments as whole bunches. Ten months of ageing in casks and amphorae. Deeper ruby in colour, cherries, caraway, spice. Full, higher in alcohol, faultless acidity, fine tannins.

25 €

Pinot Noir BIO

These parameters apply to the specific vintage. With a new vintage the values may differ, because every vintage is different. And at Zlatý Roh, that is exactly how it should be.

Variety Pinot Noir
Color Red
Alcohol 13,7 %
Vintage 2022, 2023
Aging In wooden casks, In terracotta amphorae
Characteristics Biodynamic, Unfiltered, Vegan

The Burgundian method

Pinot Noir the most important red in the house

The most important red variety at our winery. It is a wine that needs more patience than the others. A clean, expressive Pinot that does not blend into the crowd.

Winemaker in the cellar
Massal selection · Burgundy

With Pinot we work the Burgundian way: selection massale. Instead of the clones that are the norm in modern vineyards, we take cuttings straight from the best vines in the vineyard. The result is a genetically more diverse vineyard where no two vines are exactly alike.

The vines stand on a limestone terrace in the Goldeck site, and we farm the vineyard organically and biodynamically. Some of the bunches go into the tank whole, stems and all. The stems add structure and a peppery, caraway note that ties this Pinot, in the best sense, to its Burgundian prototype. The must ferments spontaneously, only on wild yeasts, and the wine then ages for ten months in barrel and amphora.

Character

Pinot from Goldeck, clean, fun, expressive.

Higher alcohol and firm structure set it apart from the “polished” Pinots. A bold wine you will not miss in the glass.

Burgundy in Devín

  1. Step 01

    Massal selection

    Cuttings for the new vineyard are taken straight from the strongest, most typical vines. No clones.

  2. Step 02

    Whole clusters into the tank

    Part of the harvest is not destemmed. The stems add structure, spice and a caraway note on the finish.

  3. Step 03

    10 months · barrel and amphora

    Slow maturing in Austrian Stockinger barrels and terracotta amphorae. Pinot benefits from time, and we give it as much as it needs.

Pinot needs far more time to mature than our other wines. But when it is ready, it is worth the wait.

winemaker

Tasting profile

Color
Ruby, slightly translucent
Nose
Cherry · sour cherry · cranberry
Palate
Full body, silky tannin, fresh acidity, higher alcohol and a long finish
Aging
10 months · Stockinger barrel + amphora · some whole clusters

At the table

Roast duck, game with forest mushrooms, fine mushroom dishes, lamb carpaccio, long-aged cheeses. Serve lightly chilled at 14 to 16 °C and give the bottle room to breathe.

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