La Scolca Pinot Nero 2007
Producer: La Scolca
Country: Italy
Region: Piedmonte
Appellation: Monferrato Rosso DOC
Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Nero (Pinot Noir)
mid autumn afternoon office sample tasting. medium minus ruby tending to garnet showing slight bottle age. the nose is very prominent of volatile acidity, revealing some sour cherry, wet grass, hint of leather, spices, but overall notes are weak and non-typical of pinot noir. the palate is armed with high acidity, with very slight undertone of lavendar, tea, game, and the fruit notes rather unnoticeable. the length is surprisingly short and watery...
a really huge disappointment from La Scolca, especially having tried their excellent Gavi. is it a wrong vintage, a wrong vineyard of Pinot Noir, or the delicate grapes not cared for well enough? it is really open for questions...
overall, not impressive. not at all.
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