Domaine Pavelot (Jean-Marc et Hugues)
La Dominode Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2010
Deep dark cherry. Orange zest. Earthy and rustic. Classic. But the wine lacks anything special where i would say wow. Wine oxidizes within 2 hours so air does not make a difference. So I will drink these bottles up. Note these wines needed to be aged for 15 years to develop. — 6 days ago
Enderle & Moll
Buntsandstein Pinot Noir 2015
One can’t really make Pinot better than this. The Buntsandstein aka - colored Sand Stone. Is really a benchmark wine. One can debate the the style but not really the quality. 2015 was a stand out vintage. This comes from old vines. The wine is alive and talks. Yes talks to you:… Kirsch, almonds, crushed marble, black forest thyme, hint orange zest, touch oregano, … this goes on and on as more flavors evolve with air. The wine will probably age another 5-10 years.
An experience really! But not for the middle of the road „ let’s have a Pinot drinker“ - they will be disappointed ☹️.
I think this will outlast the 15’ Muschelkalk from E&M which is more delicate. One of the main issues the wine is hard to come by. Sometimes only 3 barrels are made. Next day eucalyptus and dried figs. — 8 days ago
Marbleous
Winninger Spätburgunder 2015
Same vintage as the Buntsandstein. But totally different. This is more aligned with a middle of the road Burgh vis-a-vis the Enderle & Moll which is a class by itself. Cork wet and all the way through and soft. Wax capsule. Cherry nose. Over all really not that interesting. — 7 days ago
Graf Von Schönborn
Hallburger Schlossberg Spätburgunder *** 2010
Bought at the Winery in Franken no retail availability at the time - there was too little. Just 5 rows of Pinot on limestone soil. Waxed cork - all through wet and soft. Essentially like a top red burgh. Tea leaves, earth, cigar box, touch port wine, smokey and dark fruit. — 4 days ago
Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz
Kastanienbusch Großes Gewächs Riesling 2023
Stunning aromatics and herbaceous at the same time. 9.8! Really world class. Elderberry galore. Tons of mineral. Orange blossoms big time!!! 🍋. Red currants. Needs 10 years or so lose some of its fruit dry yet so much stuffing and fruit. Touch bitter, white peach. Typically one of the top 10 in German Rieslings. The 23 is a stand out. — 6 days ago
Produttori del Barbaresco
Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2012
Plenty of tannins left. 25bucks. Those were the days! 14%| Quite classic. Browne tinge. Needs at least 2-3 hours of air. Quite harsh and astringent. Roses, earthy and dusty, very dry. Hint of truffles. - Not super exciting at first (15min) so wait. Will last another 10 years - but i do worry about the fruit component if you need space in your cellar - i would suggest drink up. I will. Some folks tend to hype these wines i don’t - after all this is their most basic version with a large production volume. Total volume is 500,000 bottles a year at this cooperative. My guess they to make a lot of this one. — 8 days ago
Pinotman /// Andreas
Comes across light and uninspiring. The 2010 Pavelots are really not up to snuff. I found some in the back of my cellar. There is really limited fruit to speak of. And in addition they habe not developed secondary characteristics with age. Will give some of these wines away. Quite Blah…. — 8 hours ago