Winemaker Notes
A pleasant, clear ruby red with dark reflections. On the nose, flavors of blackberries, tobacco, spices and vanilla notes. On the palate, it is dense and elegant with good length and structure.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Richer style of Pinot Noir, with a deep well of black cherry and violet notes at the core, while the frame is decorated with forest floor and loam. Tannins, although firm, are nicely integrated and together with acidity give this support and form good structure. The German Wine Collection.
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.”
This sunny and relatively dry region served for many years as a German tourist mecca and was associated with low cost, cheerful wines. But since the 1980s, it has gained a reputation as one of Germany’s more innovative regions, which has led to increased international demand.