Emiliana Novas Gran Reserva Pinot Noir 2025

Novas, meaning "supernova," symbolizes their patience and research in respecting and integrating with nature, much like a supernova—young, innovative, and shining brightly. The Novas series uses organic grapes and Gran Reserva wines, all from a single appellation, faithfully expressing the terroir.

For Pinot Noir's thin skins and delicate tannins, the wines employ a gentle, low-temperature winemaking process, preserving the freshness of the fruit while adding structure and complexity:

1. **Harvest and Cold Maceration:** The grapes are immediately destemmed after harvest and cold-macerated at 8°C for 3 days, gently extracting color and aroma compounds from the skins and avoiding the extraction of harsh tannins.

2. **Low-Temperature Fermentation:** Alcoholic fermentation uses 80% natural yeast and 20% select yeasts, with fermentation temperature strictly controlled at 22–24°C. Combined with a gentle, timed pump-over process, flavors and tannins are slowly extracted, maximizing the preservation of fruit freshness.

3. **Post-maceration and Malolactic Fermentation:** After fermentation, maceration continues for 2-3 days to moderately enhance structure. Malolactic fermentation then begins naturally, occurring simultaneously in stainless steel tanks, French small oak barrels, and large oak barrels.

4. **Graded Aging:** The wine is aged for a total of 6 months, with 68% aged in French small oak barrels, 11% in French large oak barrels, and 21% in stainless steel tanks. This process infuses the wine with delicate spice and toasty aromas without suppressing the fresh fruitiness of Pinot Noir.

5. **Bottling:** Before bottling, only light filtration is performed, without excessive clarification, to preserve the wine's original flavor and texture as much as possible.