Although I'm not a big fan of Pinot Noir, I was more than surprised by this austrian (Burgenland) wine. The wine has been laying in new barrique for 2 years - a reason more for not liking it, BUT! - the color is sparkling ruby - ok, it's pinot. And then - unbelievably complex nose: ripe strawberries, raspberries, almost strawberry-rum jam. Palate is even more strawberry, after some time a hint of cocoa. Haselnut, chocolate (maybe roasted almonds?) aftertaste. Very structured tannins, (at least for me) unexpectedly persistent finish. Had it with wild mushroom-chestnut-risotto with blueberry-red beet-coriander sauce. It might go well with wild goose or similar.
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17 years ago