Best Swiss Pinot I’ve ever had courtesy of Hanspeter Ziereisen. Freaking unreal nose. Dark violets, alpine scents galore, the best and most pure, vivid black cherries I’ve ever smelled. Wow. Just stunning. Smells rich but alpine rich! This is only just beginning as air is always the friend of anything HPZ makes. Wow that palate. Incredible freshness and density allied with just the most amazing finesse. This is as grand as any burgundy grand cru. Man, I could smell this forever. Amazing structure and the sweetest most velvety tannins. Amazing fruit concentration. What a finish. What complexity. Just stunning. Super young but super incredible. 18 is the best vintage of Riehen I’ve ever tasted. As it airs the fruit comes more Into focus on the palate and the nose. What clarity. Just a tiny hit of opulence and then unreal freshness, leanness and sweet fruit. Unreal juxtaposition.
Best Swiss Pinot I’ve ever had courtesy of Hanspeter Ziereisen. Freaking unreal nose. Dark violets, alpine scents galore, the best and most pure, vivid black cherries I’ve ever smelled. Wow. Just stunning. Smells rich but alpine rich! This is only just beginning as air is always the friend of anything HPZ makes. Wow that palate. Incredible freshness and density allied with just the most amazing finesse. This is as grand as any burgundy grand cru. Man, I could smell this forever. Amazing structure and the sweetest most velvety tannins. Amazing fruit concentration. What a finish. What complexity. Just stunning. Super young but super incredible. 18 is the best vintage of Riehen I’ve ever tasted. As it airs the fruit comes more Into focus on the palate and the nose. What clarity. Just a tiny hit of opulence and then unreal freshness, leanness and sweet fruit. Unreal juxtaposition.
Mar 4th, 2022
Like an Alpine Gevrey-Chambertin. Got better with air. Great now, but will certainly improve over the next few years.
Like an Alpine Gevrey-Chambertin. Got better with air. Great now, but will certainly improve over the next few years.
1 person found it helpfulMar 6th, 2023
Wild fruit, like a berry tart, but very tannic and tightly coiled. Will be much much better in 3-4 years. Great but wait on this.
Wild fruit, like a berry tart, but very tannic and tightly coiled. Will be much much better in 3-4 years. Great but wait on this.
1 person found it helpfulFeb 12th, 2023
Flowers and elegant vanilla. Gorgeous.
Palate : such elegant juicy cherry fruit. Mineral. Lovely internal aromatics. Great precision. Elite Burgundian texture.
Fass selections.
Flowers and elegant vanilla. Gorgeous.
Palate : such elegant juicy cherry fruit. Mineral. Lovely internal aromatics. Great precision. Elite Burgundian texture.
Fass selections.
Jan 30th, 2023
Riehen, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
