Winzerhof Thörle
Hölle Spätburgunder
Rheinhessen, Germany
Red cherry, blackberry, red currant, tamarind, licorice, with some shoe polish & menthol intrigue. Great energy and concentration. Throbbing tart fruit on the finish. Coiled tight, superb nose that’s still a bit reticent.
Red cherry, blackberry, red currant, tamarind, licorice, with some shoe polish & menthol intrigue. Great energy and concentration. Throbbing tart fruit on the finish. Coiled tight, superb nose that’s still a bit reticent.
Feb 5th, 2023
One of the greatest Pinots in Germany. Just a ridiculous wine. Heaven in a nose. Just so high toned. It’s like a sphere. Spice, limestone, so mineral, some fresh herbs, so so so complex. Sour cherry to medium cherry, pomegranate, cherry flower and ripe dark cherry but only a hint. It’s always changing it’s hard to pin down. Amazing fruit definition. Clarity is just amazing. Mint, tree bark, transcendent. Palate is deep and juicy but also not nearly as open as the nose. It’s transcendent. It’s long. It’s complex. It’s got intense and substantial structure. Insane concentration, depth and power. Sappy and mouth coating fruit and tannin and so complex. Amazing, mineral infused tannins. This is such a fucking great wine. It’s young and in 5-6 years will be epic but this is remarkable shit. The tiny berry fruit intensity is something else. Amazing texture. Almost a hint of creaminess. This is just a sphere of Pinot. Just so focused and linear. Amazing finish. Remarkable. So so so long. The echoes of fruit on the finish are endless.
One of the greatest Pinots in Germany. Just a ridiculous wine. Heaven in a nose. Just so high toned. It’s like a sphere. Spice, limestone, so mineral, some fresh herbs, so so so complex. Sour cherry to medium cherry, pomegranate, cherry flower and ripe dark cherry but only a hint. It’s always changing it’s hard to pin down. Amazing fruit definition. Clarity is just amazing. Mint, tree bark, transcendent. Palate is deep and juicy but also not nearly as open as the nose. It’s transcendent. It’s long. It’s complex. It’s got intense and substantial structure. Insane concentration, depth and power. Sappy and mouth coating fruit and tannin and so complex. Amazing, mineral infused tannins. This is such a fucking great wine. It’s young and in 5-6 years will be epic but this is remarkable shit. The tiny berry fruit intensity is something else. Amazing texture. Almost a hint of creaminess. This is just a sphere of Pinot. Just so focused and linear. Amazing finish. Remarkable. So so so long. The echoes of fruit on the finish are endless.
Jan 25th, 2020Stunning. Just had the 2016 and wanted to try 2015 soon thereafter. Soaring nose of spices, deep cherry and mineral. A huge almost NSG like perfume. Gorgeous sour cherry as well. Insanely fragrant. Exotic spices. Hoisin. Really profound. Amazing sap and sweetness on the palate with and almost painful fruit intensity. So refined. Also powerful, dense and explosive but also exhibiting terrific spine and tension. Epically long finish. Almost creamy texture after some air. What sweetness. This is amazing. A baby but will age for 15+’years. Likely needs 3-4.
Stunning. Just had the 2016 and wanted to try 2015 soon thereafter. Soaring nose of spices, deep cherry and mineral. A huge almost NSG like perfume. Gorgeous sour cherry as well. Insanely fragrant. Exotic spices. Hoisin. Really profound. Amazing sap and sweetness on the palate with and almost painful fruit intensity. So refined. Also powerful, dense and explosive but also exhibiting terrific spine and tension. Epically long finish. Almost creamy texture after some air. What sweetness. This is amazing. A baby but will age for 15+’years. Likely needs 3-4.
Jan 24th, 2019The piece de la resistance of the Thörle lineup. Knockout nose that reminds me of high end NSG. Stunning depth and purity. The palate is amazing. So much depth, huge fruit and structure and so much structure. It shows a level of class and finesse that is beyond all the other wines. Also it’s substantially concentrated and the finish just goes on and on. The fruit is insane. Oh man. Thrilling levels. Such an incredible fruit soak this seems like it could be Grand Cru from Côte d’Or. Best Thörle Pinot I’ve had.
The piece de la resistance of the Thörle lineup. Knockout nose that reminds me of high end NSG. Stunning depth and purity. The palate is amazing. So much depth, huge fruit and structure and so much structure. It shows a level of class and finesse that is beyond all the other wines. Also it’s substantially concentrated and the finish just goes on and on. The fruit is insane. Oh man. Thrilling levels. Such an incredible fruit soak this seems like it could be Grand Cru from Côte d’Or. Best Thörle Pinot I’ve had.
Dec 18th, 2018This is drinking so well now. Nose is stunning and floral. Spices galore. Amazing cherries and Xmas spice. Gingerbread. Lovely limestone background. Beautiful mid season cherries. Super sweet cherry fruit and velvety tannins. So tangy and concentrated. Amazingly pure. Before 2018/2019 this was the benchmark Thorle Pinot and nice to see it’s drinking so well. Terrific sweetness and the tannins are so good and come one more with air. Sweet, silky and velvety.
This is drinking so well now. Nose is stunning and floral. Spices galore. Amazing cherries and Xmas spice. Gingerbread. Lovely limestone background. Beautiful mid season cherries. Super sweet cherry fruit and velvety tannins. So tangy and concentrated. Amazingly pure. Before 2018/2019 this was the benchmark Thorle Pinot and nice to see it’s drinking so well. Terrific sweetness and the tannins are so good and come one more with air. Sweet, silky and velvety.
1 person found it helpfulJun 23rd, 2022Phenomenal. Family visiting. Bottle didn’t last long enough for notes.
Phenomenal. Family visiting. Bottle didn’t last long enough for notes.
1 person found it helpfulJul 11th, 2021Finally I get to taste the legendary 18. Been waiting for this day for almost a year. It does not disappoint. Nose is slightly muted but has stunning florals. Violets and mid season cherries. Really ethereal. Stunning earth and minerals. Just sick. Such clarity, detail and vividness. A nose one cannot stop smelling. Smells like elite 1er Cru Red Burgundy. Like VR or CM. Maybe a NSG near VR. This is the creme de la creme. My goodness this is a benchmark German Pinot. Wow. This is even better, albeit young on the palate. Sweet like you cannot believe and unreal power, depth and concentration. Such power but also grace. This is super refined and also has substantial structure and length. Wow the length. Nose gets so complex after 10 minutes or so. Just insane. Herbal, forest, wild flowers. Sickness. There are so many elements here it’s hard to describe. The sweetness on the palate is crazy. But it’s backed up by unreal minerality and earthiness. While this is obviously young this is the greatest young Thorle Pinot I’ve ever had. Just stunning.
Closes up with air and structure becomes more prominent but just massive power, depth and concentration.
Finally I get to taste the legendary 18. Been waiting for this day for almost a year. It does not disappoint. Nose is slightly muted but has stunning florals. Violets and mid season cherries. Really ethereal. Stunning earth and minerals. Just sick. Such clarity, detail and vividness. A nose one cannot stop smelling. Smells like elite 1er Cru Red Burgundy. Like VR or CM. Maybe a NSG near VR. This is the creme de la creme. My goodness this is a benchmark German Pinot. Wow. This is even better, albeit young on the palate. Sweet like you cannot believe and unreal power, depth and concentration. Such power but also grace. This is super refined and also has substantial structure and length. Wow the length. Nose gets so complex after 10 minutes or so. Just insane. Herbal, forest, wild flowers. Sickness. There are so many elements here it’s hard to describe. The sweetness on the palate is crazy. But it’s backed up by unreal minerality and earthiness. While this is obviously young this is the greatest young Thorle Pinot I’ve ever had. Just stunning.
Closes up with air and structure becomes more prominent but just massive power, depth and concentration.
Wow. This was singing. Absolutely pristine.
Wow. This was singing. Absolutely pristine.
1 person found it helpfulMay 21st, 2021
One sniff tells me it’s rarified stuff. Not ready, but the uncommonly detailed Pinot fruit, structure and finish for days tells me it’s gonna be special. A spat that tastes more burgunder than anything.
One sniff tells me it’s rarified stuff. Not ready, but the uncommonly detailed Pinot fruit, structure and finish for days tells me it’s gonna be special. A spat that tastes more burgunder than anything.
1 person found it helpfulJan 3rd, 2021
PS had this 5 years ago
PS had this 5 years ago
1 person found it helpfulJan 18th, 2019