Winemaker Notes
Hand harvested from estate-owned vineyards in the village of Westhofen, the 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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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
From a coolish year and entirely sourced in the Steingrube, the 2021 Spätburgunder trocken opens with a fine and juicy cherry and cassis aroma intertwined with darker toasty notes. Silky and fresh on the palate, this is a medium-bodied, intense and juicy Pinot Noir with fine tannins intertwined with saline/crystalline acidity. It's a very respectable and serious red wine from vines planted in the late 1980s (German clones) and in 2000 (Dijon). It can match any Bourgogne rouge. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork.
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.”
