2005 Franz Haas Pinot Nero

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 89.3 points

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  5/17/2021 - NickNYC Likes this wine: 89 Points

  P&P. bottle drunk over 2 days. nice color that shows traces of browning. Nose is bright, straightforward message, cherry liqueur, plum, a touch of spices. The palate is carried by a bright acidity, long and fresh. No significant difference the second day. In a good place now. Not sure it will get better but no hurry.

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  4/14/2013 - Oh Dae-su wrote: 89 Points

  First, and overhasty statement: I was very surprised about this wine! Why? Later! Second, the colour of the Haas Pinot showed distinct and expected discolourations all over the goblet. The tint seemed rather bright though. Third, the nose was really odd in the first hour. I got fragrances of mint, stern smoke, dark berries, ether, hints of glue, tar and a rugged assortment of various and diffuse savage impressions like hay, undergrowth etc. After an hour the slightly irritating odours like glue and tar decimated into oblivion and a very respectable and edgy bouquet of savagery combined with very well aged fruit - now, dark berries complemented with dark dried cherries - evolved. Later on, approx. one more hour, a kind of noble attitude, probably lower gentry, evolved as well. There was some delightful sublimity and tamed ruggedness in existence. I should say a very versatile Pinot nose! Fourth, the taste! The nasal impressions continued on my palatal. Those impressions were a bit more from the riper side and were backed by an unusually, unusual for its age, strong tannin structure. All in all a very versatile, pretty complex, not too rich but astoundingly long Pinot Noir with a certain amount of wild attributes. In contrast to the colour, the taste seemed to a have a lot of vitality! No doubt about its very decent quality.

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  1/3/2012 - Duncan wrote: 90 Points

  Delightful. Light in colour and body. Lacy in texture. Sweet and vaguely cherryish in flavour. Past experience has suggested that five years is about the peak for this wine, but my feeling was that this bottle could go on a year or two more quite happily. But why wait? It is perfectly enjoyable now.

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  3/15/2009 - Oh Dae-su wrote: 89 Points

  I had this together with Robert Bauer Spätburgunder VV 2005 and Kistenmacher – Hengerer Blauer Spätburgunder 2005
  
  Quite fruitful, very well oaked and medium concentrated Pinot. Very good to drink or to keep another one to two years. Very charming and impressive. Goes down pretty fast. There is no way to compare this with a Pinot variety from Burgundy. Try it. It is a very good example for a Südtirol / Alto Adige Pinot. Absolutely recommendable.

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