Pinot Noir Muté | Domaine Donatsch

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PINOT NOIR

«MUTÉ»

Grape variety

Pinot Noir

Classification

AOC Graubünden

Vinification

Pressing as vin muté, fermentation is interrupted with the addition of brandy. Aging in used barrels.

Wine description

dense ruby red, scents of Christmas bakery, dried pears, cinnamon, blackberry liqueur and old cognac, sweet, spicy taste with an interesting finish.

Food pairing

goes well with melon and ham, chocolate desserts, or with a cigar.

Vintage 2018

18/20 points

SWZ / Swiss wine magazine

Dense, concentrated, strong bouquet, candied berries, graphite, slate, black cherries, dried fruits. Dense, powerful, multi-layered palate with a dense structure, dark aromas, lots of good tannin, fine sweetness, long, dense, spicy finish.

| 2024 until 2060

Vintage 2017

18/20 points

SWZ / Swiss wine magazine

Velvety, dense, strong, creamy, peppery bouquet, cherry compote, plums, graphite, cedar, currants. Creamy, dense, complex, powerful palate with dark fruit, lots of fine tannins, well-integrated acidity, diverse aromas, very long, dense finish.

| 2023 until 2050

Vintage 2017

88/100 points

Wine Advocat - Robert Parker

In the spirit of Port, the 2017 Pinot Muté is a spirited Pinot Noir bottled with 16% alcohol. With sweet fruit aromas (manioc cherries), this is a Pinot-styled sweet wine whose added spirit is reasonable. Silky and filigreed on the palate, this is a lush, refined and elegant sweet wine with intense fruit, fine tannins and good freshness. This wine seems to be more precise and focused on the palate than on the nose. It's a curiosity that is not really an alternative to Port, but they will have some nice dishes for it at the "Zum Ochsen" wine restaurant in Malans. Tasted in January 2020. Total production: 1,200 375-milliliter bottles. Release date: spring 2020.

| 2023 until 2040

Vintage 2016

16/20 points

SWZ / Swiss wine magazine

Dense, concentrated, peppery, strong, complex bouquet, plums, cherries, smoke, black pepper, chalk. Velvety, fresh, creamy palate, dense structure, good fruit, fine tannins, varied, sweet aromas, long, dense finish. Can still improve.

| 2023 until 2050

Vintage 2014

18/20 points

SWZ / Swiss wine magazine

Concentrated, dense, strong, aromatic bouquet, plums, dried fruits, graphite, smoke, tobacco. Opulent, dense, sweet palate with strong, dark fruit, varied aromas, creamy structure, lots of good tannins, long, dense finish.

| 2020 until 2040

Vintage 2013

18/20 points

SWZ / Swiss wine magazine

Spicy, strong, peppery bouquet, plums, dried fruit, plum fruit, black chocolate. Velvety, well opulent, fruity palate, strong, sweet aromas, creamy, dense structure, long, full, broad finish.

PINOT NOIR

«MUTÉ»

Pressing as vin muté, fermentation is interrupted with the addition of brandy. Aging in used barrels.

Vintage 2018

18/20 points

SWZ / Swiss wine magazine

Dense, concentrated, strong bouquet, candied berries, graphite, slate, black cherries, dried fruits. Dense, powerful, multi-layered palate with a dense structure, dark aromas, lots of good tannin, fine sweetness, long, dense, spicy finish.

| 2024 until 2060

Vintage 2017

18/20 points

SWZ / Swiss wine magazine

Velvety, dense, strong, creamy, peppery bouquet, cherry compote, plums, graphite, cedar, currants. Creamy, dense, complex, powerful palate with dark fruit, lots of fine tannins, well-integrated acidity, diverse aromas, very long, dense finish.

| 2023 until 2050

Vintage 2017

88/100 points

Wine Advocat - Robert Parker

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| 2023 until 2040

Vintage 2016

16/20 points

SWZ / Swiss wine magazine

Dense, concentrated, peppery, strong, complex bouquet, plums, cherries, smoke, black pepper, chalk. Velvety, fresh, creamy palate, dense structure, good fruit, fine tannins, varied, sweet aromas, long, dense finish. Can still improve.

| 2023 until 2050

Vintage 2014

18/20 points

SWZ / Swiss wine magazine

Concentrated, dense, strong, aromatic bouquet, plums, dried fruits, graphite, smoke, tobacco. Opulent, dense, sweet palate with strong, dark fruit, varied aromas, creamy structure, lots of good tannins, long, dense finish.

| 2020 until 2040

Vintage 2013

18/20 points

SWZ / Swiss wine magazine

Spicy, strong, peppery bouquet, plums, dried fruit, plum fruit, black chocolate. Velvety, well opulent, fruity palate, strong, sweet aromas, creamy, dense structure, long, full, broad finish.

| 2019 until 2040