Château de Mur, Vully (Switzerland) Pinot Noir 2016

Jan 1, 2019

By Michael Franz

 This lithe Pinot Noir gets points for delicacy… and should arguably get even more of them than I’ve given, but will prove a bit too faint for some tasters and many foods for me to go any higher.  With that stated, it is a very pretty wine, with red cherry fruit and a little whiff of wild strawberry and almost no overt oak.  By way of context, this is actually meatier than almost any Bourgogne rouge (even from a ripe year like 2015), but is still a lot lighter than Pinot from Oregon or New Zealand, much less California.  All in all, a recommended wine, even if some of the verbiage here might seem like damning with faint praise. 

Country / Region

Switzerland

Appellation

Vully

Grape Variety

Pinot Noir

Color

Red

Vintage

2016

Score

89

Price

US $ 17.00

Producer

Château de Mur