Cordero San Giorgio

2021 Pinot Nero dell’Oltrepò Pavese Riserva DOC V18

Coming from a cooler, forest-protected site with north-east exposure, V18 is the more delicate side of the Cordero Pinots. Where SG ’67 leans deeper and more savoury, V18 moves with a softer, silkier touch, all red berries, violet, jasmine, spice, and that beautifully airy perfume. The tannins are beautifully woven, the acidity keeps everything humming, and it moves with a kind of effortless poise that feels both deeply Italian and unmistakably Pinot.

“Meaty and juicy, this red has aromas of grilled herbs, orange rind, earth and spices. It’s medium-bodied with nicely integrated tannins and excellent flavor concentration. Drink now or hold”. -92 pts, Claire Nesbitt, James Suckling (Feb 2026)
Italy
Red
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan

Region:  Oltrepò Pavese, Lombardia

Appellation:  Pinot Nero dell’Oltrepò Pavese Riserva DOC

Varietal/Blend: 

ABV:  14.0%

Vineyard:  Fruit comes from a vineyard planted in 1996, with east to northeast exposure and sandy-loam soils in Oltrepò Pavese. The grapes are hand-harvested in late August or early September.

Cellar: Grapes are destemmed without pressing to preserve the whole berries, followed by a cold pre-fermentation maceration. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel with one short pump-over each day. After racking, the wine completes MLC in barriques, then ages for approximately nine months in French oak barriques of various origins, nine months in large barrels, and at least eighteen months in bottle before release.

CSPC:  128552

Winemakers Note:  []

What the Critics are saying:  []

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Cordero San Giorgio
2021 Pinot Nero dell’Oltrepò Pavese Riserva DOC V18

Region:  Oltrepò Pavese, Lombardia

Appellation:  Pinot Nero dell’Oltrepò Pavese Riserva DOC

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Italy
Red
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan
Coming from a cooler, forest-protected site with north-east exposure, V18 is the more delicate side of the Cordero Pinots. Where SG ’67 leans deeper and more savoury, V18 moves with a softer, silkier touch, all red berries, violet, jasmine, spice, and that beautifully airy perfume. The tannins are beautifully woven, the acidity keeps everything humming, and it moves with a kind of effortless poise that feels both deeply Italian and unmistakably Pinot.

“Meaty and juicy, this red has aromas of grilled herbs, orange rind, earth and spices. It’s medium-bodied with nicely integrated tannins and excellent flavor concentration. Drink now or hold”. -92 pts, Claire Nesbitt, James Suckling (Feb 2026)

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend: 

ABV:  14.0%

Vineyard:  Fruit comes from a vineyard planted in 1996, with east to northeast exposure and sandy-loam soils in Oltrepò Pavese. The grapes are hand-harvested in late August or early September.

Cellar: Grapes are destemmed without pressing to preserve the whole berries, followed by a cold pre-fermentation maceration. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel with one short pump-over each day. After racking, the wine completes MLC in barriques, then ages for approximately nine months in French oak barriques of various origins, nine months in large barrels, and at least eighteen months in bottle before release.

CSPC:  128552

Winemakers Note: []

What the Critics are saying: []

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  Italy

Region:  Oltrepò Pavese, Lombardia

Appellation:  Pinot Nero dell’Oltrepò Pavese Riserva DOC

Climate: 

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Soils: 

Varietal/Blend: 

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

Ageing: 

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  14.0%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  128552

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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