Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepò Pavese DOC
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Still red Pinot Noir from Italy's largest planting of the grape, which the Vistarino family brought here in 1865. Good examples are pale ruby with sour cherry, raspberry, dried rose, a forest-floor earthiness and silky tannin, closer to a Côte Chalonnaise village wine than to anything from the New World. Conte Vistarino's Pernice and Tenuta Mazzolino's Noir are the two serious single-vineyard bottlings. Cheap versions can be thin, so pay for the estate wines.
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Conte Vistarino
Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepò Pavese Pernice
Single-vineyard flagship; sour cherry, dried rose, forest floor, silky tannin, ages ten years.
$45 to $60Wine-SearcherTenuta Mazzolino
Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepò Pavese Noir
Burgundian consultants, French oak; raspberry, spice, more polish and weight than Pernice.
$40 to $55Wine-SearcherFrecciarossa
Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepò Pavese Giorgio Odero
Historic estate's mid-priced Pinot; cherry, earth, moderate oak, a good first bottle.
$30 to $40Wine-Searcher
| Producer | Wine | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conte Vistarino | Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepò Pavese Pernice Single-vineyard flagship; sour cherry, dried rose, forest floor, silky tannin, ages ten years. | $45 to $60 | Wine-Searcher |
| Tenuta Mazzolino | Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepò Pavese Noir Burgundian consultants, French oak; raspberry, spice, more polish and weight than Pernice. | $40 to $55 | Wine-Searcher |
| Frecciarossa | Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepò Pavese Giorgio Odero Historic estate's mid-priced Pinot; cherry, earth, moderate oak, a good first bottle. | $30 to $40 | Wine-Searcher |