Pinot Noir Barrique 2022
AOC Uetikon, Erich Meier, 750 ml
| Grape variety: | Pinot noir |
| Producer: | Erich Meier |
| Origin: | Switzerland / Ostschweiz / Zürich |
Description
Fine bouquet of black and red berries with distinct spicy notes and a toasted wood character. The palate is soft with a full, silky structure thanks to integrated fine-grained tannins that provide consistency. A beautiful minerality on the finish gives momentum and length. This wine was awarded a gold medal at the 2011 Grand Prix du Vin Suisse 2011 for the 2009 vintage. Vintage 2022: 93 points Falstaff
Attributes
| Origin: | Switzerland / Ostschweiz / Zürich |
| Grape variety: | Pinot noir |
| Label: | Vegan |
| Ripening potential: | 2 to 7 years after harvest |
| Drinking temperature: | 16 to 18 °C |
| Food Pairing: | Whole baked fish, Roast veal with morel sauce, Calf's kidneys with mustard sauce, Rabbit ragout with olives, Crispy roast chicken, Mushroom ragout |
| Vinification: | fully destemmed, short must fermentation, fermentation in wooden barrel, cooling period |
| Harvest: | hand-picking |
| Maturation: | in used barriques, short cultivation |
| Bottling: | filtration |
| Volume: | 13.0 % |
| Note: | Contains sulphites |
Pinot noir
Blueprint of the terroir
No other variety expresses its terroir as precisely as Pinot noir. It is a sensitive, fragile grape. But when it succeeds, it gives the world some of its very greatest wine plants. It especially excels in Burgundy, where it has been cultivated for at least 700 years. Even in the middle ages, it was considered so precious that it was kept separate from other grapes so as to not diminish its value. The finest examples are delicate and fragrant with aromas of cherries and red berries. With maturity, notes of forest floor, leather and truffles enter as well. An irresistible fruity sweetness still shines through, even after several decades. The Pinot noir does well in cool locations: in Switzerland and in Germany, where it is known as Blauburgunder and Spätburgunder respectively; in Alsace and in South Tyrol, in Oregon, New Zealand and Tasmania. Not least, it yields fantastic champagnes. It is a wonderful culinary companion. With its soft tannins and charming bouquet, it meshes with everything, from Güggeli and cheeses to fried fish.
Zürich
Zurich: On the way to the top
With a cultivated area of 620 hectares, Zurich is the largest wine-producing canton in German-speaking Switzerland. The potential is great at prime locations on Lake Zurich and in the various river valleys. It is no surprise that a steadily increasing number of top wines are vinified here. The major variety is Pinot Noir. But white varieties also exceed exquisitely, such as Müller-Thurgau and the long-established Räuschling, as well as international varieties like Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. The wine-producing canton of Zurich is currently experiencing the most sustained upswing in quality in its history.
Ostschweiz
Eastern Switzerland: an intriguing puzzle
Eastern Switzerland has long been positioned on the northern rim of the climate zone where the cultivation of popular Swiss varieties is possible. Due to a warming climate, the vineyards of Aargau, Zurich, Schaffhausen, Thurgau and Graubünden are now in the zone where varieties such as Müller-Thurgau or Pinot Noir succeed excellently. But even long-established, almost-forgotten varieties such as Elbling, Räuschling and Completer are experiencing a renaissance.
Switzerland
Switzerland – A small country with enormous diversity
Switzerland is famous for its banks, watches, and cheese, but not necessarily for its wine. The Swiss didn't invent wine, but they have been extremely open and curious to it. Wine culture arrived in what is now modern Switzerland via several routes: from Marseilles to Lake Geneva and the Lower Valais region; from the Aosta Valley through the Great St. Bernard Pass to the rest of Valais; from the Rhone through Burgundy, across the Jura Mountains to Lake Constance; and from Lombardy to Ticino, and then on to Grisons.
