Community Tasting Note

Cailles wrote:

Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - The hot 2018 vintage can be problematic. If not handled right, with too much pruning early, a few days picking too late and the wines can be too bold and ripe. This Studach clearly shows the vintage as it is bolder and more muscular than usually but with a Grand Cru like complexity and very good precision. Clearly better than the Gantenbein, which seems overdone when I last checked but not with the weightlessness the Donatsch Unique shows. My guess is, that with 15 more years of cellaring, this will soften and get that weightlessness we all love. All in all, this drinks currently at a 93/94+ points level but it could become a 96/97 points masterpiece one day.

TN: Dark brooding nose with mostly dark fruit, a strong slate minerality, stems, a few roasted aromas, herbs, hints of burnt sugar. Highly complex, very inviting, a bit more masculine than I like my Pinots, certainly also an expression of the hot growing season. On the palate there is the same complexity with dark cherries, forest berries, some hints of red currant, some violets, burnt and roasted notes, lots of wet slate, underbrush, some spices. Classic and masculine with a touch more boldness than usually, all embedded in a fine structure, with silky tannins and a pronounced acidity. A nicely creamy yet fresh structure. The expanding finish is very long with red cherries and red currant setting the tone. All in all, very harmonious.

Decanting: PnP. Good from the go. The longer it sit in the glass the softer and more feminine it got.

Glass: Conterno Sensory

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