Winemaker Notes
Hand harvested from estate-owned vineyards in the village of Westhofen, and produced in the traditional manner of Burgundy, the Wittmann Spätburgunder is an elegant, classic Pinot Noir. It has a fine aroma of dark berries and herbs atop a full, yet delicate texture on the palate. Well structured and mouth filling, with a minerally acid edge that gives it a lively finish.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Although the color is quite pale, this German pinot noir has a very enticing perfume with a slew of summer flowers and red fruit. Very fresh and elegant with no perceptible oak to disrupt the very appealing interplay of discreet tannins, chalky acidity and lively fruit. Long, subtle finish! From biodynamically grown grapes with Respekt certification. Drink or hold.
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.”
