Pannobile 2009

As I was rather busy with my last exams at University I was quite lazy with my posts. Anyway, please find here my tasting notes from the annual Pannobile presentation in Vienna. Unfortunately I reveived the invitation about 2 hours before the tasting started and therefore I don´t had the chance to taste all wines.

Winery Judith Beck

1. Zweigelt 2008 - ok/good

young, bit MLF flavors, soft tannin structure, rather simple.

2. St. Laurent Schafleiten 2007 - very good

fruity and spicy, still young, straightforward wine maybe a bit rustic, soft tannin structure, nice oak used.

3. Pannobile Rot 2007 - good

red berries, maybe a touch of Brett (future will show!)

4. Judith 2007 - very good

Anisseed, cool aromatics, bit mushroom and underwood, good tannin structure, balanced and polished.

Winery Gernot Heinrich

5. St. Laurent 2007 - very good

sour cherry, underwood, pleasantly bitter, soft tannin structure, lingering.

6. Pinot Noir 2007 - very good

color and fruit very typical, soft tannin structure, balanced, lingering.

7. Pannobile Rot 2007 - very good/delicious

still young, purple hue, spicy, very good acid and tannin structure, lingering.

8. Blaufränkisch Alter Berg 2007 - very good

cherries and sour cherries, very spicy, still youthful, prominent acid structure, good varietal typicity.

Winery Hans Nittnaus

9. Blaufränkisch Kalk & Schiefer 2007 - good

peat bog, underwood, good acid and tannin structure, distinctive.

10. Heideboden Rot 2007 - good

cherries, soft tannin but alc on the midpalate.

11. Pannobile Rot 2007 - very good

Anissseed, very well integrated oak, good acid and tannin structure.

12. Leithaberg Rot 2007 - very good/delicious

spicy and minerally, very good tannin structure, lingering.

13. Comondor 2006 - good/very good

meaty, spicy and underwood, peat bog, good tannin structure.

 Winery Claus Preisinger

14. Pinot Noir 2007 - good

typical Pinot fruit, very soft tannin, alc on the finish.

15. Pannobile Rot 2007 - very good

fruity, still young, very soft tannin but well structured, lingering.

16. Paradigma - very good

very spicy, distinctive and idiosyncratic, cool aroma profile, very stuctured, lingering.

Winery Helmut Renner

17. St. Laurent Alter Weingarten 2007 - good

fruity, sour cherries, soft tanin structure, bit alcoholic finish.

18. Pannobile Rot 2007 - very good

still young, purple color, spicy, very soft tannin, balanced, lingering.