On the Rocks

Tasted blind. Obviously, a cold climate. Obviously, low intervention. My guess was Baden, but I didn't recognise On the Rocks in the glass. I tasted it just two months ago, and it was clean and classical. Maybe a faulty bottle? Dog rose, bitter herbs and funky notes. High acidity and young medium-high tannin. It lacks volume and balance. Overall it feels stressed, it feels like a taut bowstring. Not simple though.

I tasted it blindly and guessed the region. A classic, even austere yet charming bouquet of raspberries, peonies, raw meat (with iron!), and underbrush. Nothing extra, just delicious Pinot Noir. Medium-light body, elegant, juicy and sophisticated, a pleasure in the glass.