This is a truly beautiful, profound and graceful expression from the far north of Italy. The 2016 Alto Adige Pinot Noir Riserva Anrar (with only 4,000 bottles made) is a wine of majesty and personality, with varietally pure aromas of wild berry, candied cherry, lavender, blue flower, licorice, moist earth, cola and dried orange peel. You could add more adjectives to that list of descriptors, serving only to underline the complexity and depth of this wine. This vintage is uniquely fine-tuned and precise, with a medium-bodied mouth that is long in persistence and flavor retention.