PINOT NOIR Quercus

Colour: translucent ruby red with a brick red hue

Aroma: strawberries and blackberries with a herbal touch

Taste: Ripe fruit, delicately expressed sandy tannins. Well balanced and beautifully smooth with a full body and a long warm finish.

This easy to drink wine is a pleasing match for salmon, mushroom risotto and grilled vegetables.

Serving temperature: 12–14 °C

Aging potential: best when fresh, but kept in a dark place up to 5 years

Origin
Wine growing area: Brda
Position: SW, S, E
Form of vineyards: terraced
Altitude: 80 – 150 m
vine training : single Guyot
Spacing: 5,000 vines/ha
Age of vineyards: 10 – 25 years
Soil type: loam
Climate: sub-Mediterranean, a mixture of warm sea air and influence of cold Alpine winds

Grapes
Variety: 100% Pinot noir
Harvesting: exclusively handpicked grapes

Vinification
8-10 days at 25 – 28°C

Fermentation
50% in stainless steel
50% barrique barrels

Maturing
50% barrique barrels
50% in stainless steel

Malolactic fermentation: 100%