Gantenbein Pinot Noir Vertical: All 16 vintages from 2001 to 2016. Four highlights and conclusions: 1) Consistency: the reputation as „best“ Swiss wine seems deserved. Quality across the years is on very good levels. 2) Style shift? It seems that the winery younger vintages tend to have more toast and roast aromas and are crafted in a more modern, denser and richer style. Older vintages seemed more classic and cool. To me this felt more like a slight shift in style than just youth vs mature wines. 3) The best vintages were 2010 (average score 5 tasters: 95.2), 2004 (94.8), 2013 & 2005 (94.0). Only 2002 was oxidized with the 2008 (89.3), 2003 (90.6) and 2011 (91.0) being at the lower end of the scale. 4) The 2013 lives up to its reputation as „vintage of the century“ with an off-the charts complexity level - but it needs time. Other vintages currently offer better drinking pleasure. Overall it was a great experience trying to capture the essence of this Swiss cult winery.
Short TN: The 2007 has not the elegance and lightfootness of other vintages but a very intriguing minerality and earthiness with a stems, leafs, rocky earth, ash driven nose and palate. For me missing is the sweetness, the fruit to balance all that minerality and earthiness.
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8/26/2023 - Pinot1501 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Magnum bottle; still in its prime if you like the more tobacco / earthy pinot noirs.
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7/27/2019 - bobvictor Likes this wine: 94 Points
Drinking very well with at least another 10 years to go!
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2/14/2019 - Collector1855 wrote: 92 Points
Gantenbein Pinot Noir vertical 2001-2016 (Restaurant Musigny Zurich): Solid performance in a more difficult year. A bit thinner than the 05/06 but not hollow. Notes of red fruit and spices, some stems. Early drinking window
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2/8/2019 - Cailles wrote: 91 Points
Gantenbein Pinot Noir Vertical: All 16 vintages from 2001 to 2016. Four highlights and conclusions: 1) Consistency: the reputation as „best“ Swiss wine seems deserved. Quality across the years is on very good levels. 2) Style shift? It seems that the winery younger vintages tend to have more toast and roast aromas and are crafted in a more modern, denser and richer style. Older vintages seemed more classic and cool. To me this felt more like a slight shift in style than just youth vs mature wines. 3) The best vintages were 2010 (average score 5 tasters: 95.2), 2004 (94.8), 2013 & 2005 (94.0). Only 2002 was oxidized with the 2008 (89.3), 2003 (90.6) and 2011 (91.0) being at the lower end of the scale. 4) The 2013 lives up to its reputation as „vintage of the century“ with an off-the charts complexity level - but it needs time. Other vintages currently offer better drinking pleasure. Overall it was a great experience trying to capture the essence of this Swiss cult winery.
Short TN: The 2007 has not the elegance and lightfootness of other vintages but a very intriguing minerality and earthiness with a stems, leafs, rocky earth, ash driven nose and palate. For me missing is the sweetness, the fruit to balance all that minerality and earthiness.
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2/8/2019 - sirpat00 wrote: 92 Points
Gantenbein vertical 2001-16 (Restaurant Musigny, Zurich): Rather light red fruit but also some ash which in combination makes for an appealing profile. A slight acidity overhang on the palate.
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