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• James Kim Likes this wine: 92 points

  May 23, 2023 - Stood up for several weeks the decanted off fine sediment. Now 4h after decant. Pale garnet color. Beautiful melange of aroma soft green stems, lovely red cherries, lots of herbs, and some mild vinegar. Palate w tart cherries, cranberries, medicinal cherries. Elegant texture w smooth tannins. Excellent wine. Will most likely drink my the rest of the bottles within the next several years. Not sure if there will be significant improvement beyond that.

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• graemeg wrote:

  March 1, 2023 - NobleRottersSydney - German night (Fix, St James, Sydney): {cork, 12%} Transparent, fading garnet, although not too orange in hue. Aged nose of floral hints, pale cherry, dust and earth. The only real trace of fruit on the palate is a wisp of bitter black cherry; but it has little of complexity to offer. Light/medium in weight, with low dusty tannins, medium acidity, it has only a short/medium length finish; only a decent balance along the tongue commends it. The overall impression is just of a wine fading away, like a painting exposed to direct sunlight. No direct evidence of poor storage, but auction sourcing, so cellaring may have been sub-optimal. Whichever, it’s not impressive on this showing.

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• SineQuaNon Likes this wine: 90 points

  June 14, 2021 - The notes below are pretty much on point. Slight natural feel. A very pretty nose with dried burgundian roses. Rather not-German wothout maybe being entirely French. Palate is more lean and acidity driven. Very dry. The palate lacks a bit charm following the intoxicating nose. Nose is in the low/mid 90’s, really beautiful

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• vindictive wrote:

  November 2, 2020 - very light, elegant wine. My impressions are the same as others - citrus peel, clove, pine, herbs, red berries. Subtle and improved with decanting, still excellent one day later. This is similar to some Jura wines, but with a different flavor profile, weightless and subtle. Love the style and perfect with grilled salmon

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• NYC_Maenad wrote:

  April 29, 2020 - Lone bottle of this in the cellar and getting an empty slot in the German section is very exciting, so we pulled it, unsure if we'd like it. After drinking it, I'm still unsure. Clay.fu says these are not natural wines per se, but I've always been told they were and have always thought of them that way. In the end, it smells and tastes natural, so I don't guess the question matters that much. While there is some good acidity and interesting notes of bitter orange peel and some savory grilled notes along with underripe red fruit, my basic impression is of sourness. Sour is not necessarily a flaw for me - sour beers are the only ones I like - but it's not exactly what I look for in red wine. The sourness combined with a flatness that I almost always get in natural red wines, plus the lighter body, made this less of a pleasure than I was hoping it might be. Could I have held it too long? Quite possible. Someone on IG said he likes E&M wines after 48-72 hours of air, which sounds crazy to me based on my previous experience. This bottle didn't change much with air, so I would only think extended time open would flatten it further. Funny how this note is now longer than those I write on wines I love. Jonathan felt pretty much the same way. We finished the bottle, but are happy not to have more. Just not my thing.

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• Vintage 2014
• Type Red
• Producer Enderle & Moll
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation Buntsandstein
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• Country Germany
• Region Baden
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• Consumed 133 (61%)

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