In London durften wir vergangenen November zusammen mit anderen Schweizer ProduzentInnen unsere Weine an der Swiss Wine Week präsentieren. Mit dabei unser Mémoire-Wein Pinot Blanc, eine Auswahl unserer Blauburgunder und unser Chardonnay.
In «Swiss wine – anything but neutral» taucht Oliver Coleman ein in die Schweizer Weinwelt. Sein Fazit: die Schweiz als Weinland lohnt sich zu entdecken.

Er berichtet über die unterschiedlichen Weinregionen und die Londoner Verkostung. Wo früher eher das Image «Fendant»-Land und Masse vorherrschte, entstehen heute sehr vielfältige, qualitativ hochwertige Weine. Es lohne sich, die Weine aus den verschiedenen Landesteilen mit ihren lokalen Prägungen kennenzulernen – und dazu zählt er in der Deutschschweiz auch unser Weingut Bad Osterfingen.

Einen Ausschnitt von Colemans Text dürfen wir hier wiedergeben, plus die Degustationsnotizen und die sehr schönen Bewertungen zu unseren Weinen. Mit Member-Account ist der ganze Artikel (in Englisch) auf der Website der international renommierten Weinkritikerin Jancis Robinson nachzulesen.

 

«Contrary to perception, perhaps, Swiss production is 55% red varieties. Ticino is known for a preponderance of Merlot (a post-phylloxera planting), which is even used to make whites – popular locally, I was told by Gialdi’s Ettore Müller. But it is Pinot Noir that is most planted and constitutes slightly more of the vineyard area than Chasselas, being particularly prominent in the German-speaking cantons. In its best incarnations – see the R(h)ein 2015 and top bottlings from Bad Osterfingen (also known for their Pinot Blanc and a rather good Chardonnay) and Weingut zur Alten Post – Swiss Pinot combines real ripeness of fruit with cool-climate brightness. …»

2015 vintage masterclass – Mémoire Suisse

Bad Osterfingen Pinot Blanc 2015 Schaffhausen (17/20)
WHITE

Mid-straw gold. Quite evol­ved along the apple spec­trum – com­pote, dried apple peel with woody her­bal tones, and a little honeyed, too. Silky and mouth-fil­ling but the fresh­ness kicks in and it finis­hes with a very plea­sant pithi­ness – like mar­ma­lade – and a saline lick. Long. (OC)
Drink: 2017 – 2027

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Bad Osterfingen Chardonnay 2024 Schaffhausen (17/20)
WHITE

From Ost­er­fin­gen. 2024 was a cool vin­tage, wine­ma­ker Julian Hau­ser (who star­ted at the winery in 2022 after a stint in South Africa) said – ‘great for Pinots’. Spon­ta­neous fer­men­ta­tion in old French oak, mainly old, 25% new. Par­tial malo­lac­tic con­ver­sion. Com­plex aro­mas – fume and flint over a layer of cool, pre­cise orchard fruit. A subtle twist of spice, pastry and cre­a­mi­ness. There’s real sal­ti­ness to the palate and the finish. The oak lends a hand in fil­ling out the tex­ture but doesn’t domi­nate. Cool fruit throug­hout into the long finish. A stand­out among the Swiss Char­don­nays tas­ted today. (OC)
Drink: 2025 – 2030

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Bad Osterfingen Pinot Blanc 2024 Schaffhausen (16.5/20)
WHITE

From Ost­er­fin­gen. There are only around 100-ha of this variety in Switz­er­land, I’m told. 50% har­ve­s­ted early. Spon­ta­neous fer­men­ta­tion. Fle­shy stone fruit and pears on the nose. Very lightly fra­grant with jas­mine. Fle­shy-tex­tu­red palate, with a touch of appe­ti­sing chew. Pithi­ness and salt on the finish. Evol­ving slowly. (OC)
Drink: 2025 – 2031

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Bad Osterfingen, Badwy Blauburgunder 2023 Schaffhausen (16/20)
RED

From Ost­er­fin­gen. Stain­less-steel tanks only. Lim­pid crimson. Gentle, red-ber­ried fruit aro­mas – invi­ting purity. Simi­larly on the palate – juicy, fresh, lithe and just a whisper of fine tannins. Bright and lively finish. Refres­hing berry-fil­led plea­sure. (OC)
Drink: 2025 – 2028

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Bad Osterfingen, Badreben Blauburgunder 2023 Schaffhausen (16.5/20)
RED

From Ost­er­fin­gen. Unu­sual to see a Pinot Noir in a bor­deaux-style bot­tle. From a sin­gle viney­ard. A warm vin­tage. 100% aged in old French oak. More con­cen­tra­tion and defi­ni­tion than the Badwy 2023 – cher­ries and ripe raspber­ries. But it’s not just fruit; there’s a lightly her­bal spice edge to this, too. Fairly light in body but with lots of juicy red fruit, good refresh­ment and some fine grip as well adding heft to the palate. Not super-long, but quite enga­ging. (OC)
Drink: 2025 – 2029

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Bad Osterfingen, Badreben Abt Blauburgunder 2022 Schaffhausen (17/20)
RED

From Ost­er­fin­gen. 25% new oak. An enga­ging com­bi­na­tion of ripe red fruit, Pinot per­fume and a sprink­ling of all­spice and mace from the oak. There’s depth to the fruit on the palate, mel­ded very well with the oak cha­rac­ter. Medium-bodied. A touch minty, too, which car­ries on into the finish. Fine-grai­ned tannins and well-inte­gra­ted aci­dity. Long, laye­red and quite lovely. (OC)
Drink: 2025 – 2030