Fromm Pinot Noir Selvenen Malans – 2018

Quite extrovert on the nose with aromas of red cherries and a touch of marzipan. Good fruit density and weight on the palate; well-structured, medium bodied, full of red cherry fruit and beautifully fresh and pure. This is my favourite vintage of Selvenen to date.

“The 2018 Malanser Pinot Noir Selvenen is from a plot planted with younger French clones and 52-year-old Swiss vines. Compared to the Fidler and the Michel, this is another world in terms of flavors and texture. The Selvenen is far behind in its development to those and opens with a deep, pure and spicy, darker-toned and more toasty bouquet of black cherries and crushed black pepper. Silky, round and elegant on the palate, this is a full-bodied, intense, even juicy but tightly structured Pinot with a ripe fruit complex and firm tannins that possibly also come from the oak barrels that are still present here. The finish is tight, concentrated and very long, revealing tension, energy and a stormy youth. Tasted as a sample in February 2020. Only a few days before we closed this Swiss report, I tasted the samples of the 2018 Malans Pinot Noirs and the Merlot from Georg Fromm. 2018 is a great vintage for red wines in Graubünden, and Fromm’s wines are among the best again.” 92-93pts Wine Advocate