2011 Weingut Baron Knyphausen Pinot Noir Edition Area 51

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  11/7/2020 - forceberry wrote: 67 Points

  14,9% alcohol, 2 g/l residual sugar and 4,9 g/l acidity.
  
  Dark, concentrated and very slightly hazy pomegranate red color with a subtly evolved mahogany hue. The nose feels robust, rather weird and somewhat oxidative, reminding me more of some dry fortified wine rather than Pinot Noir. Extracted and quite evolved aromas of pungent rancio, wizened black cherry, some meaty notes, a little bit of oxidative nuttiness, light boozy notes of alcohol, a hint of raisins and a touch of savory wood spice. The wine ripe, sweet-toned and quite hot on the palate with a surprisingly full body for a Pinot Noir. Tons of sweetish, almost jammy fruit flavors ranging from blackberry marmalade and strawberry jam to overripe plums and raisins, followed by notes of savory wood spice, some wizened black cherries, light dried fig notes and a nutty hint of pungent rancio. It feels like this is a savory, extracted Pinot Noir into which somebody has blended some Marsala or Oloroso Sherry for "complexity". Despite the big, extracted mouthfeel, the wine is quite soft, thanks to the somewhat modest acidity and gentle, ripe tannins. The finish is long, powerful and noticeably hot with intense flavors of raisins, prunes and dried figs, some blackberry jam, light cherry marmalade tones, a little bit of pungent rancio and a hint of dull, savory gamey meat. The tannins make the wine end on a somewhat grippy note.
  
  A rather unpleasant and unbalanced effort. I can imagine this wine might've been atypically big, massively extracted and very fruity wine in its youth. Now the wine feels like it is already past its prime, making the overall feel dull, clumsy and pruney; the oxidative nuances make the wine feel somewhat flat and lend an unpleasant edge to both the nose and taste. This wine has a rather heavy Amarone feel to it and reminds me quite a bit of those over-the-top 2015 Beaujolais wines, some of which were nothing but hot, unbalanced mess. This is both over-the-top and past-its-peak. Ridiculously overpriced at 39,50€. Avoid.

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