Weingut Borell Diehl Pfalz Spatburgunder Trocken 2018
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This is Pinot in a modern, easy style with modest alcohol, fresh cherry themed fruit and a lip-smacking finish.
For Thomas Diehl, winemaker and viticulture technician, wine is both an attitude of life and a passion. It's the engine of the farm, always running and somewhere between the cellar and the vineyard. If you're inspired by winemaker Annette's wine in a relaxed smile, then you've arrived in the winery's modern tasting rooms. Annette, together with daughter Katharina, is responsible for the dialogue between wine and connoisseurs. Georg, 27, is a technician for viticulture and oenology and together with Thomas the cellar master in the winery. After training as a winemaker in well-known wineries of the Palatinate (Möwes and Rebholz) and Rheinhessen (Wittmann) and a one-year traineeship at Van Volxem in Wiltingen on the Saar and Drautz-Able in Heilbronn in 2016 followed by several months in a winery in New Zealand. His wife Christin is a civil servant and takes care of the necessary care and structure. Katharina (24 years) completed an apprenticeship as an office clerk in a sparkling wine cellar and is a specialist in business administration. She is currently working in the office and sales department. Then there is their dog Djuma. Gladly with Grandpa Adolf in the vineyard on the way. Both like to snack on Silvanertrauben. Soon 90 times, Senior Adolf Borell accompanied the development of the wine on the vine and almost daily he gives new ideas on how to optimize the care of the vine. The good soul, cook and the resting pole is senior boss Cäcilia. In general, the dialogue between the generations at Borell-Diehls is very important. It is still important to preserve and pass on traditions - but also to let the fire blaze with new ideas.
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.