Weingut Pircher
Selection Stadtberg Pinot Noir
Stadtberg, Eglisau, Zürich, Switzerland
Spectacular and deep nose. Dark cherry fruit that is reminiscent of Girard. Pungent and also some cherry flower. But also brambly. Really beautiful aromas here. Some red apple as well. So unique. And an undercurrent of earth. Wow is this a knockout aromatically. Just a 9.5 nose that is so vivid. Very impressive. WOW. What a palate. Insanely perfect balance and just gorgeous purity and a Burgundian earthy sweetness. Long, linear and very delineated. As this opens the nose becomes so floral and the fruit even more deep and concentrated. Terrific inner mouth aromas and superb balance. Really so flavorful but also so restrained and exacting. Good grip and structure and lovely ripe tannins and amazing structure. Seems like it will age for a decade at least. This is the most Burgundian Swiss pinot i’ve ever had. Really glides across the palate. Such a lovely contrast between the silky attack, the mid palate structure and the sweet, silky finish. Wonderful wine. I had an old colleague that always use to say wines were charming and I never really knew what he was talking about but this wine he surely would of said ischarming. It’s so complete for what it’s trying to do. After 3 hours of air it’s completely a sphere. An orb of swiss in elite savigny 1er cru clothes. Right at the edge of a 9.5. The sap and extract on the finish stain the palate. Really a great wine.
Spectacular and deep nose. Dark cherry fruit that is reminiscent of Girard. Pungent and also some cherry flower. But also brambly. Really beautiful aromas here. Some red apple as well. So unique. And an undercurrent of earth. Wow is this a knockout aromatically. Just a 9.5 nose that is so vivid. Very impressive. WOW. What a palate. Insanely perfect balance and just gorgeous purity and a Burgundian earthy sweetness. Long, linear and very delineated. As this opens the nose becomes so floral and the fruit even more deep and concentrated. Terrific inner mouth aromas and superb balance. Really so flavorful but also so restrained and exacting. Good grip and structure and lovely ripe tannins and amazing structure. Seems like it will age for a decade at least. This is the most Burgundian Swiss pinot i’ve ever had. Really glides across the palate. Such a lovely contrast between the silky attack, the mid palate structure and the sweet, silky finish. Wonderful wine. I had an old colleague that always use to say wines were charming and I never really knew what he was talking about but this wine he surely would of said ischarming. It’s so complete for what it’s trying to do. After 3 hours of air it’s completely a sphere. An orb of swiss in elite savigny 1er cru clothes. Right at the edge of a 9.5. The sap and extract on the finish stain the palate. Really a great wine.
May 22nd, 2023
Nose is lilacs, pink roses, herb garden. Very pretty. As this opens more reddish roses. More intense. A hint of boysenberry. Quite complex as it opens. Sweet wood. Beautifully floral. Lifting. Wafting. More prominent lilacs. This is pushing at a 9.5 at an hour.
Palate is very elegant early season cherries. Almost a bit crunchy. Mineral. Amazing silky texture. A mere hint of alluring savoriness. As this opens more mid season cherry. Some lovely elegant spice. Delicious.
A wonderful wine. So distinctive.
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Nose is lilacs, pink roses, herb garden. Very pretty. As this opens more reddish roses. More intense. A hint of boysenberry. Quite complex as it opens. Sweet wood. Beautifully floral. Lifting. Wafting. More prominent lilacs. This is pushing at a 9.5 at an hour.
Palate is very elegant early season cherries. Almost a bit crunchy. Mineral. Amazing silky texture. A mere hint of alluring savoriness. As this opens more mid season cherry. Some lovely elegant spice. Delicious.
A wonderful wine. So distinctive.
Fass selections
Pop and pour yesterday. On the nose: lovely fresh and pure black cherry, a touch of spice, mulberry, very elegant. On the palate: lovely acidity and weight, more pure black cherry and mulberry leaf. Chalky tannin on finish which shows more pure fruit and a touch of medicinal herbs. Excellent.
Pop and pour yesterday. On the nose: lovely fresh and pure black cherry, a touch of spice, mulberry, very elegant. On the palate: lovely acidity and weight, more pure black cherry and mulberry leaf. Chalky tannin on finish which shows more pure fruit and a touch of medicinal herbs. Excellent.
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