Kante Venezia Giulia Pinot Nero Selezione 2019 NO20230726 licorice-edged notes on the palate

licorice-edged notes on the palate

dark mahogany-colored wine

It comes from a single vineyard planted in 1997 down in Castelnuovo dell'Abate

already complex character

Jean-Claude Bessin and his son Romain practice biodynamic viticulture on their 12-hectare estate

Kante Venezia Giulia Pinot Nero Selezione 2019 NO20230726 licorice-edged notes on the palateEdi Kante is one of the great uncompromising winemakers of the Carso, the rugged limestone plateau between Trieste and Slovenia. He is best known for whites (Vitovska, Malvasia, Chardonnay), but in select vintages he releases a tiny amount of Pinot Nero from high elevation vines planted on pure karst. The Selezione is his top tier small lots chosen in the cellar, aged three years in 250L French oak (only 10% new), then another two years in bottle