Franz Haas Schweizer Pinot Nero 2021
£38.75
The wine
Ruby red, with complex mixed berries and cherries alongside spicy pepper and leather.
The Schweizer bottling comes from selected older sites and is the estate top Pinot Nero. The Alto Adige is Italy most mountainous wine region, running up the Adige valley towards the Brenner Pass, with vineyards on steep slopes between 200 and 1,000 metres. Hot days and cold alpine nights give whites of unusual aromatic intensity and reds of real freshness. Franz Haas farm at Montagna in the Alto Adige, the German-speaking province of northern Italy, where the family have made wine since 1880 and every eldest son has been called Franz for eight generations.
The producer
Franz Haas
View all Franz Haas winesFranz Haas is one of the great names of Alto Adige, the German-speaking Alpine region in Italy's far north. Now led by the eighth generation to bear the founder's name, the estate is celebrated above all for its Pinot Nero. Its wines are among the most refined in the region.
The vineyards climb steep slopes between three hundred and over a thousand metres, on a patchwork of volcanic, limestone and Dolomite soils. This dramatic altitude and cool Alpine air give the wines their vivid fruit and freshness. Franz Haas farms with precision and a deep respect for site.
The range spans crisp Pinot Grigio and Pinot Bianco, aromatic Gewürztraminer, the celebrated Manna white blend and a sweet Moscato Rosa. At its heart are the Pinot Neros, from the estate wine to the profound single-vineyard Pònkler. Each is elegant, pure and distinctly Alpine.
Franz Haas's wines combine mountain freshness with real depth and finesse. They are beautifully made and deeply expressive of their high-altitude home. This is Alto Adige at the very top level.
