The colour is deep ruby. On the nose red berries, plums, mocha and cream chocolate. In the mouth well balanced, with a sweet finish. The aftertaste is pretty long.
This wine is made by Staatskellerei Zürich under the Vin de Pays Suisse denomination. It is a blend of 53% Gamaret and 47% Merlot. The wine matured for 14 months in barriques.
The origin of Staatskellerei Zürich could be dated back to 778. That year, a Benedictine monastery was built on a small island in the middle of the Rhine, less than 50 kilometres from Zurich. In 1862, Gottfried Keller, a well-known poet, wine lover, and high-ranking state clerk, wrote the necessary instructions so that, after the dissolution of the monastery, the “Klosterkeller Rheinau” came under the care of the cantonal administration. With his signature, he sealed the merger of the monastery cellar with the Zurich hospital cellar and thus created the conditions for a new state winery, whose task was to supply the cantonal hospitals and institutions with wine.
In 1997, the Staatskellerei Zürich was privatized and since then has been part of Mövenpick Wein Schweiz AG. Today, the Staatskellerei Zürich buys and processes the grapes from 90 different vine growers throughout the canton of Zurich. In total, 24 different grape varieties from 26 Zurich municipalities are processed into wines by the winery.
I received this bottle as a present. Online it sells for 38 CHF.
Country: Switzerland
Region: Zurich
Grapes: Gamaret, Merlot
Type: Red
Vintage: 2021
Producer: Staatskellerei Zürich
Price range: Premium (30-50 US$)
Pascal’s Enjoyment Index: 4/5