2000 Donatsch Pinot Noir Unique

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 93.5 points

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  4/3/2022 - sirpat00 wrote: 93 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. This was the inaugural vintage. A difficult season with rain during the harvest and only 4 barrels (1,200 bottles) were produced.
  
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  Nicely aged profile showing foliage and dried leaves, red fruit and layers of smoke and iron-like minerality permeating the bouquet. Amazing intensity and incredible presence in the glass. Nice and fresh acidity. Texture is maybe a bit on the light side.

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  4/3/2022 - Cailles wrote: 94 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: Intoxicating nose with smoke, ash, meaty notes. Quite intense. On the palate this has still a sweet fruit core, again lots of ash and smoke, some meaty notes, hints of coffee. Superb freshness, melted tannins, nice creaminess. This remains on the very fresh side and is quite exciting from start to the very long finish. Medium+ complexity with that touch of greatness and a very high precision. 94/95 pts. This seems at its peak from magnum. Maybe 750s might already be at the end of their life. Drink up.

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