Ten Pinots from Ten Regions Across the Globe: A fantastic tasting experience highlighting so many different styles of this wonderful grape. Two winners for me: Molitor’s Graacher Himmelreich*** WC 2018 (rated 95pts) which had a fantastic 97+ pts bouquet but a bit of a hole mid-palate. And Beaux Freres Beaux Freres Vyd 2019 (rated 95pts) which might not be the style of Pinot I want to drink every day, but was the most complete wine. Positive surprise: my first Italian Pinot ever, the St. Michael Eppan Sanct Valentin 2010 (94pts) which shined bright with its intriguing minerality.
TN: Medium expressive nose displaying silky dark red and blue fruit. Elegant, harmonious and inviting. Seamless on the palate with such a fine sliky structure, quite a bit of weight mid palate and in the finish (for a Pinot Noir). To the fine, ripe darker fruit profile come lazers of minerality, and some brighter herbal aromas to create a good balance. This is so charmingly easy to drink and has such a grace and still a good complexity. Style wise in its own category somewhere between a new world Californian Pinot and a Burgundy. This is a fine Pinot Noir which, with 10/20 years of age should shed some of its baby fat and weight to become even better. But it’s fun to drink it today and easily on a 94/95pts level.
Decanting: Aerated for at least 45 minutes in the glass, this was open and singing.
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Tasted at the Matter of Taste Zurich, “Pinots of the World” Masterclass. Swiss / Wädenswil clone on volcanic soil from a cool and wet vintage. Ripe and defined sour cherry fruit on and earthy base and with perfume and dried flowers which provide for an ethereal aura. Solid, but simpler than I remembered.
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12/29/2023 - SMagowan Likes this wine: 95 Points
Ready to drink on opening. Very smooth.
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6/18/2023 - pbdrutman wrote:
Would have again
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3/18/2023 - Cailles wrote: 95 Points
Ten Pinots from Ten Regions Across the Globe: A fantastic tasting experience highlighting so many different styles of this wonderful grape. Two winners for me: Molitor’s Graacher Himmelreich*** WC 2018 (rated 95pts) which had a fantastic 97+ pts bouquet but a bit of a hole mid-palate. And Beaux Freres Beaux Freres Vyd 2019 (rated 95pts) which might not be the style of Pinot I want to drink every day, but was the most complete wine. Positive surprise: my first Italian Pinot ever, the St. Michael Eppan Sanct Valentin 2010 (94pts) which shined bright with its intriguing minerality.
TN: Medium expressive nose displaying silky dark red and blue fruit. Elegant, harmonious and inviting. Seamless on the palate with such a fine sliky structure, quite a bit of weight mid palate and in the finish (for a Pinot Noir). To the fine, ripe darker fruit profile come lazers of minerality, and some brighter herbal aromas to create a good balance. This is so charmingly easy to drink and has such a grace and still a good complexity. Style wise in its own category somewhere between a new world Californian Pinot and a Burgundy. This is a fine Pinot Noir which, with 10/20 years of age should shed some of its baby fat and weight to become even better. But it’s fun to drink it today and easily on a 94/95pts level.
Decanting: Aerated for at least 45 minutes in the glass, this was open and singing.
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3/12/2023 - sirpat00 wrote: 93 Points
Tasted at the Matter of Taste Zurich, “Pinots of the World” Masterclass. Swiss / Wädenswil clone on volcanic soil from a cool and wet vintage. Ripe and defined sour cherry fruit on and earthy base and with perfume and dried flowers which provide for an ethereal aura. Solid, but simpler than I remembered.
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3/12/2023 - NoTrollingerPlease wrote: 92 Points
Masterclass with the Wine Advocate team: Great Pinots of the world (The Dolder Grand, Zurich): Glass: Stölzle Universal
Clear, deep ruby garnet color. Muted nose with some warm, stewed fruit.
On the palate juicy, high acidity, high ripe tannin. Lots of warm, ripe, stewed fruit. Extract, vanilla. Big and bold. Very well made with good length. 92+
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