Features
Name:
Pinot Noir DOC 2019
Terrain:
heterogeneous terrain at altitudes varying between 350 and 900 metres
Cellar
For seven generations (since 1880), the Franz Haas winery has been handed down to the eldest son of the family, who has the responsibility and the honour of always bearing the same name, Franz.
Franz Haas is not just a winery, it is not just a brand. Franz Haas is a man, a family that has been producing wine for seven generations, that for seven generations has put its philosophy of life into wine: the untiring quest for perfection. Each Franz Haas with his own touch and style.
To make superb wines - according to Franz Haas - you need science and calculation, but it is love, passion and determination that give them character and depth.
It takes art, the kind you have in your blood, a loving creative genius like that of Franz Haas VII, who today runs the winery together with his team.
His father, Franz Haas VI, when he was only 17 years old, with the same stubbornness that would later distinguish his son, had to take legal action against his uncle, who had been greedy and arrogant, in order to safeguard the rights of his father's inheritance, Franz Haas V, and thus ensure the continuity of the family history. He built the wine cellar - which we can still visit today - passing it off as a stable, in order to defend it against his uncle's aims. With the support of a wine broker friend, he then began this adventure, producing, vinifying and selling the wine in bulk to various South Tyrolean producers.
Until 1986, he remained at the reins of the company, clashing not a little with his son. The former, more rational, the man of numbers, calculations and predictions, the latter, more psychic and human as he describes himself.
Today, Franz Haas VII is undoubtedly a man of tradition, but with the spirit of innovation and experimentation. He is not afraid of challenges, because for him wine is synonymous with life.
Description
The Pinot Noir by Franz Haas has distinguished itself over the years for its class and elegance. One of the best Italian expressions of the famous French red grape variety, it bears witness to how only a profound knowledge of the terroir and a variety that is difficult to cultivate and domesticate can lead to results of the highest quality.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Depending on the vintage, it shows a changeable play of colours that can vary from light to deep ruby red. The bouquet opens with notes of morello cherries and raspberries, marzipan and plum jam, cloves and cinnamon. Finally, aromas of underbrush are perceived.
On the palate, the wine is fresh and lively thanks to elegant tannins that make it aromatic and round and ensure an inviting and tasty flavour.
Storage time:
4-5 years
Vinification
in open tanks in which the fermenting must comes into contact with the skins through frequent pumping over and punching down
Acknowledgements
2018 Luca Maroni 94/100
2018 James Suckling 92/100
2018 Robert Parker 93/100
2018 Veronelli 89/100
2018 Red Prawn 
2018 Bibenda 


