The pinnacle of Mladen Rožanić's aspirations - no other wine represents the philosophy of Roxanich better than this.
Roxanich Pinot Noir is the true ambassador of its variety. The 2008 vintage bears fruits that have been bottled without filtration after six years of maturation in large wooden barrels.
Pinot Noir is a prominent member of Mladen Rožanić's Philosophy line, as a long-aged natural wine created for true followers of spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts and with exceptionally rare minimal intervention during maturation in the cellar.
Pinot Noir is a distinctive Burgundy variety that can now be found in vineyard regions around the world. It was brought to Istria by Napoleon's soldiers during their peak of glory. Pinot Noir is adored for creating a unique aromatic spectrum, while its cool freshness effortlessly carries that experience across the palate into an inexplicably long finish. The elusive charm of this variety has posed a life challenge to many, thus bringing it to numerous vineyards worldwide.
The name Pinot Noir is derived from the French words for 'pine' and 'black', which perfectly correspond to the nature of Istria and its impressive pine trees throughout the entire peninsula.
With a transparent color of decayed cherry in the glass, Roxanich Pinot Noir offers wonderfully discreet, subtle fruity sensations, floral notes with a delicate touch of wood aromas, characteristic of Pinot Noir grapes.
Mladen recommends enjoying Roxanich Pinot Noir in one of the following two ways: carefully decanting it to separate the natural sediment from the wine, thus preserving the 'typical' ruby-red clarity of the wine, or shaking it to distribute the sediment throughout the wine, giving the color in the glass an opaque and cloudy appearance. Served in this manner, Roxanich Pinot Noir presents a challenge to natural wine enthusiasts to taste it in a new and unconventional way and to enjoy its naturality and originality.