Weingut Riehen
Le Petit Pinot Noir
Riehen, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
Terrific smokey aromas smothered in berries and cherries. Refined wildness. So floral and precise. Clear. Tiny berry fruit intensity and a lipstick like intensity. Woodland berry a forest aromas and a wonderful indescribable Alpine aromas. Just spectacular. The clarity is just amazing here. Palate is brilliant. Grippy and tanning but juicy and elegant. Nerds air but it’s still gentle but also commanding and what a fruit soak on the finish. Amazingly long finish. Switzerland continues to impress. I’ll be back. A hint of sweet raspberry jam on the nose but only a hint and so engaging. Adds so much.
Terrific smokey aromas smothered in berries and cherries. Refined wildness. So floral and precise. Clear. Tiny berry fruit intensity and a lipstick like intensity. Woodland berry a forest aromas and a wonderful indescribable Alpine aromas. Just spectacular. The clarity is just amazing here. Palate is brilliant. Grippy and tanning but juicy and elegant. Nerds air but it’s still gentle but also commanding and what a fruit soak on the finish. Amazingly long finish. Switzerland continues to impress. I’ll be back. A hint of sweet raspberry jam on the nose but only a hint and so engaging. Adds so much.
Jan 15th, 2024Big time alpine nose. Fresh flowers, herbal scents and lively minerality. Black and red fruits. Layered, expansive and penetrating nose. Lovely. Palate is juicy but super dry and tannic but lovely fruit. Think I might need to wait this one out. This is day 2 as it was super closed yesterday.
Big time alpine nose. Fresh flowers, herbal scents and lively minerality. Black and red fruits. Layered, expansive and penetrating nose. Lovely. Palate is juicy but super dry and tannic but lovely fruit. Think I might need to wait this one out. This is day 2 as it was super closed yesterday.
Aug 18th, 2023Stunning alpine nose. Tree Bark, tart cherries and cherry cough syrup. Palate is ripe and juicy but with edge and verve. Tart cherries and juuust ripe. Super pure. Good, elegant tannins and length. Nose is killer. So alpine.
Stunning alpine nose. Tree Bark, tart cherries and cherry cough syrup. Palate is ripe and juicy but with edge and verve. Tart cherries and juuust ripe. Super pure. Good, elegant tannins and length. Nose is killer. So alpine.
Mar 2nd, 2023Nose starts out very quiet. Some alpine scents, some some cherry and black cherry, tree bark and very intense minerality. It’s holding so much back aromatically. Palate is a stunner. Superb concentration and sap. This is a gentle giant. Awesome fruit soak. Just so compelling. Startlingly pure. Incredible minerality and just the cleanest Pinot you’ve ever tasted. Incredible palate. Just a small hit of opulence and then leans into the minerals and the linearity. Superb tannins and perfect balance. Awesome structure and sap. Wow what a finish. Best version of this ever. Amazing wine but as it airs it youthens up. I’ll be back as this evolves.
Nose coming around now. Floral, jelly donut filling, late season cherry, some black cherry.
Nose starts out very quiet. Some alpine scents, some some cherry and black cherry, tree bark and very intense minerality. It’s holding so much back aromatically. Palate is a stunner. Superb concentration and sap. This is a gentle giant. Awesome fruit soak. Just so compelling. Startlingly pure. Incredible minerality and just the cleanest Pinot you’ve ever tasted. Incredible palate. Just a small hit of opulence and then leans into the minerals and the linearity. Superb tannins and perfect balance. Awesome structure and sap. Wow what a finish. Best version of this ever. Amazing wine but as it airs it youthens up. I’ll be back as this evolves.
Nose coming around now. Floral, jelly donut filling, late season cherry, some black cherry.
Alluring nose of woodland spice, tree bark, superb minerality and some dark cherry fruit. Initially palate is raw and young and will need an hour but it’s got sweet fruit, length, suave tannins and excellent length. Very pure. Texture is awesome. Needs air. Will be back.
Now nose has come around. Gorgeous black cherries. Huge deep woodland spices and flowers. Palate is juicy and very complex with terrific freshness and delicacy. Vibrant and in I incisive tannins. Long.
Alluring nose of woodland spice, tree bark, superb minerality and some dark cherry fruit. Initially palate is raw and young and will need an hour but it’s got sweet fruit, length, suave tannins and excellent length. Very pure. Texture is awesome. Needs air. Will be back.
Now nose has come around. Gorgeous black cherries. Huge deep woodland spices and flowers. Palate is juicy and very complex with terrific freshness and delicacy. Vibrant and in I incisive tannins. Long.
Stellar. Stupid good. Need this wine all the time
Stellar. Stupid good. Need this wine all the time
Jan 14th, 2024
Nose: sexy. Cherry lipstick. Dense. Quite penetrating. Earthiness. Insane sexy rich herbals. Almost like a red chartreuse.
Palate: dense. Purplish a bit. Darker fruits. Hints of cherry licorice. Almost like a very fresh pommard.
Long finish. So grippy. Amazing.
Hanspeter ziereisen made this in vintage. A sick wine for $100. This was much less.
Nose: sexy. Cherry lipstick. Dense. Quite penetrating. Earthiness. Insane sexy rich herbals. Almost like a red chartreuse.
Palate: dense. Purplish a bit. Darker fruits. Hints of cherry licorice. Almost like a very fresh pommard.
Long finish. So grippy. Amazing.
Hanspeter ziereisen made this in vintage. A sick wine for $100. This was much less.
