2002 Donatsch Pinot Noir Unique

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  4/3/2022 - sirpat00 wrote: 80 Points

  Donatsch Unique Pinot Noir Complete Vertical (Dolder Grand, Zurich): Tasted at the Matter of Taste Zurich Complete Donatsch Unique Pinot Noir Vertical (2000-2019, all from Magnum) Masterclass. Unfortunately mostly beef juice left here. According to Martin Donatsch, this was another difficult year, maybe the most difficult one so far. Interestingly, this was Stephan Reinhardt’s favorite wine in the line-up when tasted with Coravin two days prior. This spent about 30mins int the glass before the tasting started and seems to have collapsed in that short period of time.

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  4/3/2022 - Cailles wrote: 84 Points

  All 20 Vintages of Donatsch Pinot Noir Unique: Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to taste all vintages ever produced of this top Swiss Pinot Noir. All from magnum. A few obeservations: A) The structural frames are exceptional. Superb tannin quality, high, and perfectly-integrated acidity, lots of finesse and a weightless feel in all vintages. B) These wines are made to age. Only the 2002 was over-the-hill, most other showed young(-ish) from magnum and will have a long life ahead. Only the first vintage (2000) showed tertiary/peakish. C) The wines start drinking quite well from the age of 12-15 years. The younger ones from the 2010 vintage onwards were more about the potential with many even a bit closed. D) There's a jump in complexity with the 2004 vintage. Most (open) wines show beautifully complex, very well delinated, pure and Burgundian in style with a well-measured touch of sexiness.
  
  TN: Oxidized notes, some broth and soy sauce. Same on the palate. This is past the peak. I was surprised that there were voices in the room suggesting that this was drinking still well, although a bit evolved. For me this was over. Maybe it was the bottle/cork, maybe it’s just the year. Winemaker Martin Donatsch mentioned this to be a rather difficult vintage. 84 pts.

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