Frecciarossa
Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepo Pavese Carillo 2024
| Denomination | DOC Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepò Pavese |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Area | Lombardy (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Pinot Nero |
| Aging | 6 months in stainless steel tanks; after bottling, at least 2 months of further ageing before release |
- Identity: Organic Pinot Noir from Oltrepò Pavese DOC, still red wine from the 2024 vintage
- Aromatic profile: notes of small red fruits and spices, bright ruby red colour
- Taste: fruity, harmonious and fragrant flavour, with freshness and typical characteristics of the grape variety
- Vinification: spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in steel, 8 days maceration
- Ageing and serving: 6 months in steel and 2 months in bottle; serving temperature 14–16 °C
Description
What kind of wine it is
The Pinot Nero dell’Oltrepò Pavese Carillo by Frecciarossa is a still organic red wine with a clear and vibrant profile. Made from Pinot Noir grapes, it stands out for its bright ruby colour and fragrant hints of small red fruits, enriched by delicate spicy notes. On the palate, it is fruity, harmonious and elegant, supported by a pleasant freshness and a well-balanced structure. Its straightforward expressiveness is the result of careful ageing in steel, which preserves the integrity and liveliness of the original fruit.
Where it comes from
This wine originates from the first hills of Casteggio, in the heart of the Pinot Noir area of Oltrepò Pavese, Lombardy. The vineyards, situated at around 120 metres above sea level, benefit from exposures that favour balanced ripening, preserving the natural acidity of the grapes. The clay-limestone soils give the sip a measured structure and remarkable clarity on the palate. Trained using the Guyot system with a low yield per plant, the vines are cultivated according to organic farming principles. The estate is managed by the Odero family, custodians of these renowned lands since 1919.
How it is produced
The production process begins with summer thinning and manual harvesting with rigorous selection of the bunches. After gentle destemming and crushing, spontaneous fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled steel tanks, thanks to the action of indigenous yeasts. Maceration lasts eight days, with pumping over and punching down aimed at optimal extraction of aromas and colour. Malolactic fermentation is carried out entirely in steel, consolidating the wine’s varietal definition. The process concludes with six months’ rest in tank and a further two months’ maturation in bottle.
History and Curiosities
The Carillo di Frecciarossa is a Pinot Nero from Oltrepò Pavese DOC that celebrates the Odero family, winemakers in Casteggio since 1919. This authentic organic still red is born from spontaneous fermentation in steel with indigenous yeasts. Distinguished by a brilliant ruby colour, it expresses a pure varietal vocation, intertwining hints of small red fruits and spicy notes, for a fragrant, harmonious sip with a pleasant freshness.
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
14 -16 °C
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1919
- Oenologist: Gianluca Scaglione, Cristiano Garella
- Bottles produced: 90.000
- Hectares: 21
He bought a beautiful 19th century mansion on top of a hill, exotically named «Frecciarossa,» which means «red arrow» in Italian. He wasn’t to know that the fancy moniker was actually the result of a bureaucratic blunder… The original name in the local dialect of the area was «fraccia rossa,» or «red landslide,» thus named because of the color and nature of the soil. The terrain here is mostly clay with veins of iron ore and retains great amounts of water underground. These, in turn, cause frequent landslides. The expression was mistakenly translated as «Frecciarossa» at the local registry, at the turn of the last century, and has remained the name of our hill ever since.
Enter Giorgio Odero, Mario’s son, my grandfather. I remember him from my childhood as a sort of modern day renaissance man. He seemed to know everything about everything and when he didn’t, he’d go rummaging through his vast library to find the answer. He was also a gourmet and a fine wine connoisseur with a taste for opera and literature. However, to get back to the early days of Frecciarossa, Giorgio, like his father, fell in love with the land and decided to study agriculture in order to take an active part in the wine making. After graduating, he developed an interest for Pinot Noir and went to France to get some first hand experience, because when it comes to Pinot Noir, the French were, and still are ahead of the game.
He learned a lot, both in Burgundy and Champagne, and returned to Italy with new ideas and very high standards of quality. Frecciarossa started to sell wine in bottles, a rarity at the time. As a matter of fact, film director, Alfred Hitchcock drank a few at Villa D’Este and had the good grace to tell Giorgio, how much he enjoyed them. By the 1920s, Frecciarossa was already a well established name, far beyond the confines of Oltrepò Pavese. When Prohibition ended in the States, in 1933, Frecciarossa was among the first Italian wines to appear on the American market and was issued Export Permit n. 19, i.e., the nineteenth Italian product to be granted the right to sell in the U.S.
My mother, Margherita, started working with my grandfather in the late ’70s, with equal passion and determination. In the ’90s, she renovated the cellars and hired the help of oenologist, Franco Bernabei. He was replaced in 2000 by Gianluca Scaglione, who is still with us today and has become an integral part of our team, along with Cristiano Garella. I came back to this land a few years ago. It felt like home to me, and I love it just like the generations who bestowed it on me. (Valeria Radici Odero) Read more
| Name | Frecciarossa Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepo Pavese Carillo 2024 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red organic still |
| Denomination | Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepò Pavese DOC |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Pinot Nero |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Vendor | Frecciarossa |
| Story | History and Curiosities The Carillo di Frecciarossa is a Pinot Nero from Oltrepò Pavese DOC that celebrates the Odero family, winemakers in Casteggio since 1919. This authentic organic still red is born from spontaneous fermentation in steel with indigenous yeasts. Distinguished by a brilliant ruby colour, it expresses a pure varietal vocation, intertwining hints of small red fruits and spicy notes, for a fragrant, harmonious sip with a pleasant freshness. |
| Origin | Foothills of Casteggio |
| Soil composition | Clay-calcareous |
| Cultivation system | Single Guyot |
| Plants per hectare | 5000 |
| Fermentation temperature | Below 26 °C |
| Production technique | Soft destemming and crushing and spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature; 8-day maceration; pump-overs or punch-downs; malolactic fermentation in steel. |
| Wine making | Soft destemming and crushing followed by spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature below 26°C. Maceration for 8 days. During maceration, pump-overs or punch-downs are carried out depending on the fermentation kinetics. Malolactic fermentation in steel. |
| Aging | 6 months in stainless steel tanks; after bottling, at least 2 months of further ageing before release |
| Total acidity | 5.6 gr/L |
| Dry extract | 26.0 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |