Swiss Highlander, Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Hansruedi Adank

Fläscher Spondis Pinot Noir 2021

Lyle Fass
9.7

50th. Almost no memory of this. Elegant and pure. So nimble. Did get lost. Not a wine to drink with a bunch of other wines. — 20 days ago

Michael, Spencer and 8 others liked this

Weingut Pircher

Selection Stadtberg Pinot Noir 2020

Lyle Fass
9.4

Smokey and herbal on the nose with glorious red fruits (sour cherry, early season cherry) and that alpine Swiss herbal thing. Palate is wonderful and deep with astonishing purity and so nimble and elegant. More notes soon just spilled wine all over my pants. Wow the spice factor on the palate is just stunning. A spice bomb. Now the fruit on the nose is gorgeous depth to it. Gorgeous cherry fruit that is startlingly pure. Sweet alpine fruit and spice with silky texture. So juicy and clean. Great complexity and depth. Terrific grip and structure. — 5 months ago

Ron, Ira and 7 others liked this

Peter Wegelin - Scadenagut

Weisstorkel Blauburgunder

The Swiss are coming on strong. A beautiful, easy drinking red. Lighter body, medium to higher acid just as I like it. — 9 months ago

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Weingut Riehen

Le Grand Chardonnay 2019

Nose: elegant. Fresh cut hay. As it opens mountain air.

Palate: seashells. Lemon zest. See t minerals. As it opens gods lemon juice.

Needs air. 44 minutes.

As it opens. Salivatory. So good. So distinctive.

This is an iconic Swiss wine. It’s up there with great burgundies. But so different.

Fass selections.
— 2 months ago

Andrew, Zach and 1 other liked this

Gantenbein

Pinot Noir 2017

Jen
9.0

Bottle must have had some adventures coming to Chicago! Not as fresh and bright as in schweitz — 5 months ago

Weingut Riehen

Le Petit Pinot Blanc Chardonnay 2021

Lyle Fass
9.4

So open and expressive. Unreal nose of hay, wild flowers, herbs and iodine a bit more closed than unique. So intense and bracing with wild flowers, minerals, iodine and green apple grip. ricola, wine version of ricola. Rich, yet grippy! — 6 months ago

Rob, Severn and 6 others liked this

Weingut Riehen

Le Petit Pinot Noir 2018

Needs lots of time, but gorgeous aromatics already. — 3 months ago

Peter, Andrew and 5 others liked this

Gantenbein

Fläscher Chardonnay 2016

Wow this was impressive! Seriously good balanced und expressive Chardonnay. Complex and interesting...bottle did not last long. Major recommendation! — 4 months ago

jesus, Rob and 15 others liked this

Weingut Riehen

Le Grand Pinot Noir 2021

Lyle Fass
9.9

This nose is it. Palate is insane. So perfect. The energy combined with the red fruits, wild flowers, herbs and the most amazing sweet, ripe and red fruited velvet tannins makes this one of the best Pinots of the trip. Potential to be a 10.0 in a decade or sooner. — 6 months ago

Rob, Severn and 10 others liked this

Domaine de Beudon

Valais Fendant

Light. Hints of Riesling petroleum notes. — 2 years ago