Enderle & Moll
Buntsandstein Pinot Noir
Baden, Germany
Words will fail me. Nose changed 100 times and the texture so delicate yet so opulent yet so intense. Just a mesmerizing bottle of wine and the finest German Pinot I’ve had in my life.
Words will fail me. Nose changed 100 times and the texture so delicate yet so opulent yet so intense. Just a mesmerizing bottle of wine and the finest German Pinot I’ve had in my life.
Nov 9th, 2019Goddamn I love this wine. Huge aromatics, spent the first 5-10 minutes just breathing it in without even sipping. Mouth puckering acid, spicy cinnamon, black cherries, black and red currants, licorice, pepper. The spirit of the primeval forest wrapped in an elegant package. Clearly Germany was a temperate refuge in a hot year I tend to avoid elsewhere.
Goddamn I love this wine. Huge aromatics, spent the first 5-10 minutes just breathing it in without even sipping. Mouth puckering acid, spicy cinnamon, black cherries, black and red currants, licorice, pepper. The spirit of the primeval forest wrapped in an elegant package. Clearly Germany was a temperate refuge in a hot year I tend to avoid elsewhere.
May 5th, 2019
Brillant check others who rated this wine. Pinot does not get much better than this. See also my previous notes. Stylistically in line with previous vintages.
Brillant check others who rated this wine. Pinot does not get much better than this. See also my previous notes. Stylistically in line with previous vintages.
1 person found it helpfulAug 7th, 2021
13 October 2018; Private gathering/bottle party at Morten and Lisa Hallgren's victorian house in Penn Yan, NY.
No formal notes.
13 October 2018; Private gathering/bottle party at Morten and Lisa Hallgren's victorian house in Penn Yan, NY.
No formal notes.
Izek had this 6 years ago
Izek had this 6 years ago
1 person found it helpfulAug 19th, 2018Continue to be wowed by this producer—gorgeous woodsy and earthy red fruit, spicy, floral and feral notes, incredibly delicate structure with fine powdery tannins
Continue to be wowed by this producer—gorgeous woodsy and earthy red fruit, spicy, floral and feral notes, incredibly delicate structure with fine powdery tannins
1 person found it helpfulJun 25th, 2018Classic E&M quite closed even after 24 hours! This needs years! Big mostly black fruit and herbs such as rosemary and thyme. Chalk and lime? Next day elderberry bay leaf 🍃 and cinnamon.
Classic E&M quite closed even after 24 hours! This needs years! Big mostly black fruit and herbs such as rosemary and thyme. Chalk and lime? Next day elderberry bay leaf 🍃 and cinnamon.
1 person found it helpfulJun 9th, 2017
Happy National Wine Day! This producer was of interest to me after seeing Carla's post a couple of weeks ago. I don't find many good Pinot's out of Germany. Especially, out of Mosel. I've never understood why they persist in growing Pinot in a very marginal climate in blue slate when it prefers limestone. After researching this Baden producer, I purchased a bottle through the app. I like to support them from time to time. In reading about Enderle & Moll, I found that the winery is really only the two of them that make a very small production of wines. Basically, two Grand Cru Pinots and this is one of them. They also produce some small amounts of; Müller-Thurgau, Auxerrois, Weissburgunder and Grauburgunder. They only have a few hectares of vines but are already getting a lot of attention in Germany and now the International stage. A number of German's consider them the best producers of Pinot Noir made in Germany. The Enderle & Moll Pinot vines are amongst the oldest in Baden. They also get their barrels from Dujac in Burgundy that are from 1-5 years in age. On the nose, sweet dark cherries with a little touch of sourness. Strawberries, dark raspberries, dry cranberries, black cherry licorice/cola, light presence of dark spices, dry brown earth with a touch of black earth and bright red florals. The body starts light, fresh and thickens as the M tannins and earth take hold. Ripe, bright fruits of; dark cherries, strawberries, dry cranberries, dark raspberries & pomegranate. Black cherry cola/licorice, light dark spices with some heat, powdery sticky chalkiness, soft yet grippy minerals, powder of dry crushed rocks, dark moist earth & bright red & pink florals. The wine is lean, fresh, clean and quite nice with high acidity. While I had slightly higher expectations from my research, this is still a very nice Pinot and certainly one of the better ones I've had out of Germany. Photos of, one of their Baden vineyards, Sven Enderle and Florian Moll, their very small cellar and a example of Bunter sandstone similar to what's in their Buntsandstein Vineyard.
Happy National Wine Day! This producer was of interest to me after seeing Carla's post a couple of weeks ago. I don't find many good Pinot's out of Germany. Especially, out of Mosel. I've never understood why they persist in growing Pinot in a very marginal climate in blue slate when it prefers limestone. After researching this Baden producer, I purchased a bottle through the app. I like to support them from time to time. In reading about Enderle & Moll, I found that the winery is really only the two of them that make a very small production of wines. Basically, two Grand Cru Pinots and this is one of them. They also produce some small amounts of; Müller-Thurgau, Auxerrois, Weissburgunder and Grauburgunder. They only have a few hectares of vines but are already getting a lot of attention in Germany and now the International stage. A number of German's consider them the best producers of Pinot Noir made in Germany. The Enderle & Moll Pinot vines are amongst the oldest in Baden. They also get their barrels from Dujac in Burgundy that are from 1-5 years in age. On the nose, sweet dark cherries with a little touch of sourness. Strawberries, dark raspberries, dry cranberries, black cherry licorice/cola, light presence of dark spices, dry brown earth with a touch of black earth and bright red florals. The body starts light, fresh and thickens as the M tannins and earth take hold. Ripe, bright fruits of; dark cherries, strawberries, dry cranberries, dark raspberries & pomegranate. Black cherry cola/licorice, light dark spices with some heat, powdery sticky chalkiness, soft yet grippy minerals, powder of dry crushed rocks, dark moist earth & bright red & pink florals. The wine is lean, fresh, clean and quite nice with high acidity. While I had slightly higher expectations from my research, this is still a very nice Pinot and certainly one of the better ones I've had out of Germany. Photos of, one of their Baden vineyards, Sven Enderle and Florian Moll, their very small cellar and a example of Bunter sandstone similar to what's in their Buntsandstein Vineyard.
1 person found it helpfulMay 26th, 2017Beats the 2015 Thörle Hölle with ease. Soft mellowed out. Cardamom, orange zest, hint oregano, plenty tannins. Faint cherry. Needs air - give it 1h at least! In Germany 2015 was considered one of the best vintages ever. Can run another 5-6 years. For some reason i love the the E&M off vintages more - go figure? With air this further improved lime and more pronounced cherry.
Beats the 2015 Thörle Hölle with ease. Soft mellowed out. Cardamom, orange zest, hint oregano, plenty tannins. Faint cherry. Needs air - give it 1h at least! In Germany 2015 was considered one of the best vintages ever. Can run another 5-6 years. For some reason i love the the E&M off vintages more - go figure? With air this further improved lime and more pronounced cherry.
Sep 5th, 2024