Gantenbein Wine Pinot Noir 2013
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The 2013 Pinot Noir is dark in its ruby garnet color. Due to coulure, the yield was reduced by 70% to 75%, and the berries were smaller than peas. The mash was never punched down, but there were two délestages during the 14-day cuvaison. Deep, ripe and intense on the spicy-peppery, refreshing and concentrated nose, this is a pure, fresh and tightly woven but crystalline and concentrated Pinot with a long, pure, tightly structured and even slightly salty finish. A fascinating 2013. Tasted in Fläsch, November 2018.
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