Pinot Nero, Muri Gries
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Organic

Pinot Nero, Muri Gries - 2023

Item # 42321 750 mL

In the Südtirol, Pinot Nero is also known as Blauburgunder which is indeed the Burgundian Pinot Noir. From Caldaro and Bolzano vines planted over 1200 feet in elevation, this red is both elegant and fruited. Aged in large oak casks however this is a wine you can enjoy now or in a few years to come.

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Italy doesn't make many great Pinot Noir wines, but it does make some very good ones, and relative to their French neighbors, Pinots of really good value. The Muri-Gries estate was established in the mid 19th century after Benedictine monks moved from Muri in Switzerland to an Augustinian monastery in Gries Sud Tirol. The grapes for this wine come from a handfull of vineyards planted at high elevations with southeasterly exposures. This isn't a wine to fuss over or age for years. Its a wine for the table, tonight. Fresh acidity, easy tannins, and just-ripe fruit make for a really well balanced wine that can pair with anything, yet demands nothing. Sometimes the complexity of Burgundy won't due for a Tuesday dinner. Thankfully, the Italian monks have come to our rescue.

- JA

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