Donatsch - Chardonnay Unique 2018 *
Donatsch - Chardonnay Unique 2018
Graubünden AOC
100% Chardonnay
Information
Cultivation: near to nature
Aging: 12-14 months in barrique
Bottle aging: several months
Volume: 75 cl / carton
Cellaring potential: 2032+
Tasting notes
The 2018 Chardonnay Malans "Unique" is Martin Donatsch's Grand Cru, and its character is that of a great Burgundy. This is super clear, deep, fresh and complex on the bright and stony-chalky but also fruit-intense nose, which is only initially reductive but gets finer and fresher with aeration. This is a full-bodied, lush, ripe and elegant wine with remarkable finesse, fine tannins and mineral freshness that lifts the finish into stimulating heights. Very salty, and all the power is carried away by a highway built on salt. The finish is tight, intense and very complex. The "Unique" remains one of the finest Chardonnay from Switzerland. The 2018 is already accessible but shows a tight tannic and mineral grip that gives great hope for the future. A pity I couldn't directly compare it side by side with the 2017, which I had several weeks before and published that review earlier this month, but it seemed to have even more freshness and tension. 95 /100 (02.2020) - robertparker.com
