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• vmad wrote:

  January 26, 2024 - Høy kvalitet. Som en god burgund. Like god på dag 2.

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• cephomer Likes this wine: 91 points

  April 26, 2023 - Drank blind last nite with the Xtremos. Most guessed this as pinot, but no one saw it as German. Pinkish/brownish in color. Upon opening, some brett aromas, along with harsh/bitter finish on the palate. (only a few of the bottles evinced this particular flaw). However, the wine changed dramatically in the glass, nose changed to tart red cherries, and the palate softened as well. High acid wine made it apparent it was an old world, northern clime wine--tho it tasted a bit too hot (14.1% will do that). Some minerality, slightly viscous, lots of tart red fruit. Fairly long finish. I, like many at this tasting, enjoyed this very interesting wine.

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• sid_loves_wine Likes this wine: 95 points

  May 8, 2021 - In a world where everyone's always rushing to describe any non-French Pinot Noir as "Burgundian", I find that very few actually are. It's not just about low-ABV/high acid- there's so much more to it. That said, this was BY FAR the most Burgundian non-burgundy Pinot I've ever had. If I had this blind I would guess burg instantly. Felt really similar to a Simon Bize Savigny 1er Cru I had recently. Also, this absolutely ridiculously rules.
  
  That unique sort of cedary woodsmoke/forest floor/gamey tone found in so many burgs? Totally here. The heavy stems are extremely well-integrated; it's very savory, earthy, and meaty, but never feels "stemmy", if that makes sense. Even better, the savory tones left plenty of room for the fruit- super pure, sappy red cherry, maybe some black plum, deep and rich but super fresh and clean.
  
  At this stage, the palate is lacking a touch of the complexity/harmony of the nose. It's totally beautiful, again a lot of pure fruit, salinity, and incredible wet-stone minerality. The acid is awesomely intense, but admittedly a little on the "tart" side sometimes, and the tannins speak of a need to age this wine- they're quite chalky and even a little harsh, especially on day 2, somehow. That said, this will be absolutely perfect after some time. More than enough fruit, complexity, energy, and structure to go the distance. Regarding the previous note, I didn't get any brett at all in mine, just a really controlled gamey quality.

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• Burgfan1 wrote: flawed

  August 3, 2020 - This wine is quite Burgundian in spirit (although with some differences obviously) and offers good value relative to Burgundy.
  Acidity is really high, it’s mineraly yet quite fruity (primarily plum notes), almost rich which is an unusual combo for Pinot. Not big but good persistence and length. My guess is that the viticulture is really high quality. It’s very well made. To compare it to a hypothetical Burg, it’s like a Chambolle on a really high slope in a warmish vintage.
  However there are big condition issues (brett). I had six bottles all perfectly stored between March and August 2020. The first 3 bottles were great.
  The last 3 bottles all had brett issues. This is 50% which I think is unacceptable. The barnyard smell was noticeable on all 3 bottles but the extent of the brett was quite different. Bottle 4 was completely gone, bottle 5 had much lower brett but it completely muffled the fruit notes and bottle 6 was the most unstable (balance between acidity, brett and fruit kept on changing in the glass) with the brett always dominating. I won't buy this producer again.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type Red
• Producer Enderle & Moll
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation Muschelkalk
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Germany
• Region Baden
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation n/a

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• In Cellars 157 (74%)
• Consumed 43 (20%)

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