Community Tasting Notes 6

• forceberry wrote: 94 points

  November 18, 2019 - Bottled unfiltered. 13,2% alcohol.
  
  Developed and quite translucent pomegranate red color with a developed mahogany hue. The nose feels savory, developed and nuanced with an attractive bouquet of dried leaves, wizened cranberries, some gunpowder, a little bit of tobacco, light tertiary notes of beef jerky and tar, a perfumed floral hint of violets and a sweet, spicy touch of cigar box. The wine is ripe, medium-bodied and silky on the palate with suave, resolved flavors of wizened cherries, some beef jerky, a little bit of gravelly minerality, light brambly notes of black raspberries, a hint of tobacco and an sweet-umami touch of hoi sin. Moderately high in acidity with resolved, textural tannins. The finish is rich, silky and textural with very gentle tannic grip and layered flavors of dried cherries, meaty umami, some soy sauce tones, a little bit of brambly blackberry, light stony mineral tones, a hint of game and a touch of wizened boysenberries.
  
  A rich, complex and harmonious Pinot Noir at its peak. Very Burgundian with remarkable sense of finesse. Layers upon layers of flavors here with wonderfully silky yet firm texture and bright mineral core. Probably will keep for years more, but most likely won't develop much if at all from here. Although very impressive, I'd still question if the wine is really worth the 200 CHF (~185€) though...

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• Collector1855 wrote: 94 points

  February 14, 2019 - Gantenbein Pinot Noir vertical 2001-2016 (Restaurant Musigny Zurich): Expressive, wonderful nose of stems, farmyard, wet earth, spices, pepper. On the lighter side but not hollow. Complex and long. Right out of the block Gantenbein nailed it with this wine. Great Pinot indeed. Fully mature.

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• Cailles wrote: 93 points

  February 8, 2019 - 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: Very soft texture, very balanced with sweet red fruit, herbs, stems, cola and lots of spices. The aromatic profile was good but the wine has no longer enough structure and power to fetch a higher rating. Nevertheless, a good wine.

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• sirpat00 Likes this wine: 94 points

  February 8, 2019 - Gantenbein vertical 2001-16 (Restaurant Musigny, Zurich): Cherry fruit and fresh herbs. Somewhat earthy but hardly showing the age. Comes across well-structured with still sufficient freshness. Probably many more years of aging potential left.

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• NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 93 points

  February 8, 2019 - Vertical of 16 vintages of Gantenbein Pinot Noir.
  
  First wine in the line-up and one of the highlights. Super perfumed, ready-to-go and aromatic, with notes of white pepper, cedar wood, sweet and sour red berries (raspberries), nice minerality and a touch of herbal notes too. Medium- in body, with medium+ acidity adding nice freshness, lower-medium tannin that has melted away nicely very good depth. Good length. A lighter, fresh but superbly aromatic Gantenbein to drink up now. (93+)

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• Vintage 2001
• Type Red
• Producer Gantenbein
• Varietal Pinot Noir
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• Country Switzerland
• Region Eastern Switzerland
• SubRegion Graubünden
• Appellation Fläsch

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