Winemaker Notes
This Pinot noir shines with a brilliant bright cherry red in the glass. The nose reveals aromatics of sour cherry, Morello cherry and blueberry. Violets, fresh porcini mushrooms, juniper and undergrowth notes refine the bouquet. On the palate an invigorating structure with animating, fine tannins and mouth-watering acidity, rounded off with a full fruit body and a nice length.
Everyday wine, solo sipper, summer wine, pair with stews, veal, pork, venison, poultry, mushrooms, freshwater fish
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Violet, fur and spicy notes of plum and black cherry compote collide in this decadently perfumed Pinot Noir. While light in body, it's a penetrating, intensely fruity red held upright by zesty cranberry acidity and very fine, feathery tannins. Ready now but should drink at peak through 2027 and hold longer still.
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Germany is famous for spellbinding white wines, but a quiet revolution in red has been developing in recent decades. Pinot Noir leads the charge as the most widely planted red variety. Of the 13 German wine regions, five have notable plantings of Pinot Noir, which is locally called Spatburgunder.
Pinot Noir is the primary grape in the Ahr, a tiny region that is one of Germany’s northernmost. The rocky slopes store summer heat, which, together with light reflected off the Ahr Rive, aid in ripening. These German Pinot Noirs can be surprisingly rich and juicy. Baden is another warmer German region where Pinot Noir is number one in plantings. Many fine red examples come from here, as well as rosé versions, locally called Weissherbst. The Pfalz, protected by the Haardt Mountains, is sunny and dry enough to produce ripe Pinot Noir as well. The final two, Rheingau and Rheinhessen, benefit from Burgundian techniques like careful vineyard management and ageing in barrique.
While differences do exist from region to region, German Pinot Noirs typically show off a personality that is light, spicy and vivid. Flavors of cranberry, cherry, baking spice, along with a persistent stony minerality are common. These wines present a greater similarity to Alsatian and Burgundian Pinot Noir than to California examples.