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Top-rated Pinot Nero

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The highest-rated Pinot Nero bottlings we have reviewed, one per producer.

4.9 Alto Adige Barthenau Vigna S. Urbano Pinot Nero J. Hofstaetter 4.9 Alto Adige Mason di Mason Pinot Nero Manincor 4.9 Alto Adige Pinot Nero Aton Riserva Elena Walch 4.8 Franciacorta Bellavista Riserva Vittorio Moretti Bellavista 4.8 Franciacorta Ca' del Bosco Annamaria Clementi Riserva Ca' del Bosco 4.4 Tuscany Pomino Pinot Nero Frescobaldi Tenuta di Pomino 4.1 Sicily Tenuta Gatti Pinot Nero Tenuta Gatti

Region by region

Where Pinot Nero is made

7 regions, with their best Pinot Nero bottles and the estates that make them.

Wine and cheese

Cheese with Pinot Nero

Every cheese
Stilfser Local tradition Qualigeo lists Alto Adige Pinot Nero as the other usual partner. Its ripe fruit, fresh acidity and medium, fine tannin set off the strong, spicy paste without burying the slight nuttiness Mila finds in the cheese. Alto Adige Pinot Nero, Alto Adige: Mason di Mason Pinot Nero · Barthenau Vigna S. Urbano Pinot Nero · Pinot Nero Aton Riserva
Bagòss Our pick The Franciacorta consortium's pairing guide lists polenta with Bagòss under Brut and marks it best with a Millesimato or Riserva. Longer time on the lees gives these wines depth, and their high acidity meets aged Bagòss, flaky and saffron-scented. Franciacorta Brut Millesimato or Riserva, Franciacorta: Monte Rossa Cabochon Brut · Santus Franciacorta Brut · Villa Crespia Cesonato Brut
Silter Our pick Qualigeo suggests Franciacorta DOP with Silter, which is mostly sweet and crumbly, peppery when long aged, with dried fruit on the nose. A Franciacorta Brut brings high acidity and fine bubbles that lift the hard, crumbly paste. Franciacorta Brut, Franciacorta: Bellavista Alma Cuvée Brut · Barone Pizzini Animante · Mosnel Brut
Fatulì della Val Saviore Our pick Slow Food describes fatulì as smoky, with herbal and dried-fruit notes and a long finish. A Pinot Nero based Franciacorta Rosé brings red fruit that stands up to the smoke, and its acidity and bubbles cut the elastic goat's-milk paste. Franciacorta Rosé, Franciacorta: Ca' del Bosco Annamaria Clementi Rosé Riserva · Bellavista Vintage Rosé · Ca' del Bosco Cuvée Prestige Rosé Edizione
Quartirolo Lombardo Our pick Qualigeo describes fresh Quartirolo as slightly acidic and aromatic, with a compact, crumbly paste. A Franciacorta Brut sets high acidity and fine bubbles beside it, cleaning the palate without covering the milky tang. Franciacorta Brut, Franciacorta: Bellavista Alma Cuvée Brut · Barone Pizzini Animante · Contadi Castaldi Brut

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