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Mythopia
vagabond
2016
4.3
Region
Switzerland › Valais › Valais AOC
Type
red · still
Grapes
Pinot Noir
Alcohol
12%
Volume
750 mL
Tasting Notes(1)
4.3
Rhubarb, wild strawberries, chocolate crust, a fold of bitter herbs and earth underneath. Concentration hits cleanly, the fruit core is intact, and the tannin - still a touch green - is doing its job. Aromatics, structure, and juiciness line up like Nebbiolo more than Pinot. Still Pinot Noir in DNA, but where Mythopia's reds usually drift loose, this one actually holds.
About
The 2016 release of Vagabond, Mythopia's slow-elevage Pinot Noir from the schist side of the river that runs through the estate. House template - six-month whole-bunch maceration in airtight steel, then some thirty-eight months in 222-litre used oak without topping up. Three more years in bottle on this release than the 2019. 12% ABV. No SO2, no fining, no filtration.
