Winemaker Notes
A very elegant, harmonious and promising Pinot Noir, dense and complex structure with lots of character. In the nose there is a scent of sour cherry, black pepper and herbs. A Pinot Noir with an incredible spiciness, with the wood being present just in the background. Unfiltered, juicy, elegant and long in the finish.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This German pinot noir is conventionally beautiful, in the best sense of those words. Deep and dark with lovely black-cherry, bitter-chocolate and vanilla notes, this is simultaneously rich, well-structured and beautifully balanced. Very impressive depth at the long, velvety finish.
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.