Jesień
Moderna · Lower Silesia
Pinot Noir · 2023
Moderna
- Location
- Near Wrocław
- Vineyard
- 3.1 ha
- Elevation
- 180–220 m
- Soils
- not disclosed
- Farming
- hand-farmed, low input
- Winemaker
- Owner-winemaker
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir
- Winemaking
- Pinot Noir only; native yeast, used barrels
- Annual production
- not disclosed
- Imported since
- 2026
The story
One grape, three hectares.
Moderna farms 3.1 hectares in Lower Silesia, all of it Pinot Noir. Most Polish estates plant several varieties to spread the risk of a cold year; this one has chosen a single grape and accepted the risk.
One grape means one chance a year. We prefer it that way.
Lower Silesia suits that choice better than most of Poland. It is the mildest region in the country, with oceanic influence from the west and a growing season of about 200 to 230 days. Pinot Noir is now the most-planted red grape in Poland, at about 100 hectares.
The vines are farmed by hand and picked in a single pass in late September. Fermentation is with native yeast in small open vats, and the wine spends ten months in used barrels. The result is a light, bright red to drink cool.
Wines we represent · 1
From this estate.
Harvest notes by vintage
What each year did.
- 2024
- 2023