Domaine Nico 2022 La Savante Pinot Noir, Argentina

The Domaine Nico “La Savante” 2022 Pinot Noir greets you with a poised whisper—wild raspberry and forest cherry drift alongside dried rose, sage, and a note of graphite. It doesn’t reach. It just requires stillness.

On the tongue, the wine carries its structure in graduated arcs. Fruit glides, then threads into tension—fine-grained tannins bound each sip, and a mineral seam holds fruit and forest together without drama. Complexity built in lift, not lane.

This isn’t any Mendoza fruit—it’s mountaintop Pinot. La Savante comes from high ridges in Gualtallary, planted around 4,760 feet (1,450 m), where calcareous soils and cool air sculpt clarity. Whole-cluster ferments and light oak lift texture without weight—meaning is carried, not displayed. 

Critics nod for good reason: James Suckling notes “grilled oranges and moss” layering with minerals in a wine that’s “super fresh, energetic, and bright,” laying out acid-driven mid-palate with a mineral-coated texture that lingers.  Wine Spectator calls it “elegant and precise,” with savory floral notes and vibrant detail carried by forest-floor echoes.  The project’s name—“The Scholar”—fits: it’s feminine, serious, exacting. 

This is Pinot you meet when you lean in, not when you stare. It’s not about prestige—it’s about presence. Warm wine? Just enough. Mountain freshness? Absolutely. A sip you feel remembering later.

Domaine Nico “La Savante” 2022 Pinot Noir—not a statement, but a study in altitude and subtlety.