Wittmann Rheinhessen Spatburgunder Trocken 2020
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Hand harvested from estate-owned vineyards in the village of Westhofen, the Spätburgunder is an elegant, classic Pinot Noir. It has a fine aroma of dark berries and herbs atop a full, yet delicate texture on the palate. Well structured and mouth filling, with a minerally acid edge that gives it a lively finish.
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James Suckling
The attractive nose of red cherry with delicate earthy and smoky notes pulls you into this elegant and well-structured German pinot noir that easily matches a string of Burgundian village wines. Long finish with plenty of chalky minerality.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
From different plots on calcareous soils, the 2020 Spätburgunder trocken offers a clear, finely toasty, elegant, fresh and aromatic bouquet with dry berry and cherry as well as discreet nougat aromas. This is an authentic Rhein-Spätburgunder that was aged in barriques for about 18 months. Silky, fresh and very elegant on the palate, this is an intense, round and fruity, finely concentrated, stimulating and easy-quaffing Pinot Noir with serious tannins and intensity. The wine has a good finish with silky tannins and refreshing fine and saline acidity. Bottled in spring of this year and released just now, the wine already tastes perfectly well, especially with food. 13% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Rating: 90+
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Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
