A perfect Spätburgunder from Baden — the closest a German Pinot Noir has tasted to Burgundy, and an excellent value at ~$40 a bottle.
Classic Pinot noir flavors of cherry, raspberry, and earth. — 4 months ago
Out of bottle this is built like a brick house. Stacked. Nose is lurid spices, cranberry, sour cherry, hint of va, mid season cherry and a gorgeous earthy and mineral sweetness. But has way more to say. Palate is massive. Huge tannins but super sapid and unreal density. But still remains so fine. But drying on finish for now but this will gain so much with air. I’ll be back. Hasn’t budged much after an hour. Back in the drugs it goes and see tomorrow. It’s evolving and there is. deep feel to it but the tannins are still a bit much. This got killer overnight. So juicy and clean and cascading fruit. Tannins integrated and sweet. 9.5 to 9.6. — 4 days ago
Wow! So glad I bought a bottle of this. Funky on opening. After 2 hours it is so good. Violets, roses, cherry, baking spice is in background, there’s an earth/herbal component I cannot pinpoint. It is so drinkable but evolves with almost every sip. Need more Pinots like this in my life. — 2 months ago
These E&M wines are just stupido! What do i mean by this? Popped opened. Joined 2 bottles into one because i was not convinced/unhappy. Got close to the sink. Then decided leave in the fridge for 2 weeks. And Voilà now quite awesome. Strawberries, tart, rhubarb, ….bark, more red than Rosé. Dark, complex, orange zest, dark cherry. Would age this 2-3 years. Revisit and then decide on even more cellar time. — 3 months ago
See my previous notes. Sven always works at the edge. Excellent and classic Pinot - the way it should be made. Looks light in the glass. But this carries a serious punch some whole cluster, some cherry 🍒 - but mostly other berries…cranberry and elderberry. Chalky and tart - excellent tannin management. If you consider yourself a Pinot expert - this should be on your bucket list. (Sourced by Lyle Fass). — 17 days ago
Nose: very floral. Pink roses. A hint of violet.
Palate: very fresh. Bright cherries. A hint of bitterness on the finish. Some lovely grippy texture. Some fruit clings to the palate.
Let’s see where this goes. I’m leaving half for tomorrow. This is hiding the goods today.
90 minutes in utter genius.
Needs 90 minutes. Then … genius. — 3 months ago
THIS Is NOT ENDERLE and MOLL. It’s Domaine Seven Endele.
Nose: incredibly dense. Cherry. Spice. Dark lilacs. Quite penetrating. Alluring is the word. Hints of pink roses.
Palate: dense cherries. Cherry spice. Maybe a hint of cherry y cough syrup. Savory. Some elegant richness. Maybe a mere hint of stem. As this opens silky texture.
Some dark cherry licorice on the finish.
A bit tight. Better in 2 years or with a decant.
12.5%. Hard to believe is. — 5 months ago
Pinotman /// Andreas
Dear Friends
I think the 2015 Muschelkalk has peaked. Drink up. I opened 3 bottles. The first was oxidized and the other 2 were good. It needs 30 min of air at least! The cork on all three was quite soft.
The wine has this ethereal character but the twisty black forest herbs are gone and so is some fruit. It is still great to drink - but i need to get going!
Calk, very faint cherry. Light like a feather! Needs 30 min of air. Less spectacular than 5 years ago. (Collecting E&M since 2009. And have been at the winery every other year.)
So even though i am biased i cannot rate this as high as i used to! Will check in tomorrow again but i doubt my rating will change.
If you have it you must really drink it up! Will check 2015 Bundsandstein and IDA next. — 12 hours ago