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 Vintage2008 Label 1 of 15 
(NOTE: Label borrowed from 2007 vintage.)
TypeRed
ProducerBecker Landgraf (web)
VarietySpätburgunder
Designationn/a
VineyardGau-Odernheimer
CountryGermany
RegionRheinhessen
SubRegionn/a
Appellationn/a

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2011 and 2015 (based on 15 user opinions)

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 89.7 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by IanBlessing on 5/15/2016: The second vintage of this wine I've tried, and very happy with it. For $20 this is the best value in pinot I think I've ever come across. At 8 years old this is moving towards being mostly secondary, but you can tell there was some beautiful fruit here. It's still there, but the earthy, mushroom, truffle, and mineral qualities dominate in an extremely elegant, Burgundian way. (962 views)
 Tasted by boodra on 5/7/2012 & rated 91 points: Brilliant Pinot: Transparant red color. Strong acid and ligth body. Strawberry, earth and mushrooms with a ligth feel of creamy oak. Great value and much better than most Burgundies in the same pricerange (20 usd) (1916 views)
 Tasted by avp on 3/1/2011: Translucent brick red colour.
Bright nose of Pinot fruit with some savoury compliments. Beetroot, rose hip, lingonberry, perfume, pine, rooibos and a touch of smoky/butterscotch oak.
Rather lightbodied and supple on the palate with acidity rising towards the finish. Some pepper, rose hip, liquorice, minerality and oak. Good length.
Extremely drinkable! (2491 views)
 Tasted by boodra on 2/24/2011 & rated 90 points: Light red/orange color, almost a dark Rosé. Very fragrant with an excellent pinot nose. Bright fresh strawberry fruit. Deep fruity and spicy nuances with a ligth feel of creamy oak in the finish. Kicks the teeth out of the most red burgundies in that price range. Will buy more! (2519 views)

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Becker Landgraf

Producer website

Spätburgunder

Wikipedia article about Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) varietal

Germany

Wines of Germany | The Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates (VDP) | How to read a German wine label | Geographical Information Down to Single Vineyards

#2014 Vintage Notes:
2014 Vintage Report by Terry Theise
2014 Vintage Report by Wine Spectator
"My gut still tells me the Saar (and to some extent) the Ruwer are better overall in 2014 than the more storied areas of the Mosel proper, but those that spent the requisite time living in their middle-Mosel vineyards made some of the most electric and "feathery" Riesling in a long time (maybe the finest in 20 years - yes, it's true!)" - Jon Rimmerman (Of course only a very short historical memory would call the Saar and Ruwer less 'storied' than the middle Mosel - jht)

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