Weingut Ziereisen Tschuppen Spatburgunder 2015
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Tschuppen is a site at the top of the hill, loess over loam soils, vines are 12-20 years old.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Red cherry and berry aromas intermixed with refined (lime) stony and floral notes on the elegant and refreshing aromatic nose of the 2015 Tschuppen lead to a highly delicate, pure and refreshing palate with tight tannin tension and salty-phenolic grip on the finish. Still lean and discreet but full of vitality and vibrant energy, this is a concentrated and ambitious Burgunder that has never been better than 2015. A great drinking pleasure and always refreshing. Tasted from lot L1518.
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Ziereisen is located in the very southern part of Baden in a town called Efringen-Kirchen, directly on the Rhine river at the border of Alsace and Switzerland. The area is called Markgräflerland; another name is the Dreiländereck – the “three country corner”: Basel, Switzerland is the closest city, just 15 kilometers south. Here, Hanspeter and his wife Edel produce outstanding Pinot noir and Chasselas (also called Gutedel or Fendant) as well as a bit of Syrah, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Blanc. We hear the same mantra at this domaine that we hear in all of the top estates that we work with: “Quality is made in the vineyard. We work with utmost care to create the conditions for high-class wines. In the cellar we only do the minimum of work necessary allowing the wines to rest and time to mature. The French swear by their terroir – in this respect I am a Frenchman.” Says Hanspeter Ziereisen
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
