Weinbau Markus Ruch Pinot Noir Klettgau

PnP, then drunk over dinner in good company, and the bottle went fast. It would have been interesting to give it time to develop and integrate. It felt almost primary. Driven by acidity, which was not overwhelming though.

PnP then drunk over three evenings. From memory. Still young and needs time to fully come together, but nice to drink nonetheless. Entry-level pinot noir at this address and it shows, perhaps through a lack of strong personality, but the vintage is an excellent one. Something seemed disjointed to me in the first two evenings, but in the third this was singing: more body and more in harmony with the acidity and flavorwise it had also become seamless, interesting and …

Still a little reductive, but juicy and delicious

Dark ruby, intense colour, clear. Fresh and ripe blackberry, pine needles, earthy too. Fine, beguiling, deep. Beautiful balance. Concentration and freshness, with depth too. Fine-grained tannins. Blackberry also on the palate, with a touch of salt. Truly lovely.

Mure, cassis and an agrume element of mandarine . Cardamom spice. Very clean, clear fruit. Sweet floral moments, iris. The fruit is deliciously ripe and there are numerous fresh and elegant nuances to the wine. Excellent structure, the wine is framed by tannins but they are extremely well integrated with the fruit. Acidity is delightfully balanced. Excellent, terribly good. A wine that will age effortlessly.