Enderle & Moll
Buntsandstein Ida Pinot Noir 2015
Very close to perfection. See previous notes but this also has Iodine (As a chemist i am well familiar with that note). Unspitable. In the top 1%. See my previous notes. Pinot does not get better than this a perfect expression of the site north of Freiburg on the slopes of the black forest. — 8 days ago
Domaine Bachelet-Monnot
Pommard Pinot Noir 2023
OK this is what vinous said mostly „50% whole bunch. It has an understated bouquet with brambly red fruit and touches of bay leaf and undergrowth. The palate leans more toward black fruit, with gentle grip and a rounded texture, finishing fleshy and quite Volnay-like….“ I agree over all. Pretty good but 90$ at K&L. 4 bottles left. — 17 days ago
Schäfer-Fröhlich
Felseneck GG Riesling 2023
85$/12.5%. Sadly 85$. I met Tim Fröhlich (aka Tim ‘Cheerful’) ca. 15 years??? ago at ‘La République’ in LA - now a restaurant - in what used to be the house of Charlie Chaplin. It was a major Riesling tasting with the late Rudi Wiest. Anyways ever since I have been a mega fan. White peach, white flowers on the nose. Smokey and wild in the glass. Yeasty. Hint sweetness nicely balanced with acidity. Stonefruit, white peach, yellow peach, hint sour mandarine, elderberry. Incredible minerality - bursting with freshness and vitality and Fröhlichness - its good to be alive! — 6 days ago
Enderle & Moll
Buntsandstein Ida Pinot Noir 2016
An extraordinary wine of beauty and at the same time wild - a wild beast really. Mostly raspberry notes, crushed marble, tart, cherry. And spice, touch cardamom. Herbs oregano and some thyme. Orange peel. Definitely whole clusters in this one. Needs 1 hour of air. But i would say drink now. A real treat for the E&M freaks. 2016 was across a terrific vintage for them. — 8 days ago
Enderle & Moll
Ménage à Trois Pinot Noir 2015
Upon opening unreadable, tart and harsh. Needs about 2-3 hours to open up. Super earthy. Tons of sediment. Very herbaceous. Black forest thyme. Black cherry. Elderberry galore. A tour de force really. Still a ton of tannins - to much? Give it 5 more years? A wine on the edge - tip of the spear. As some of these high end E & M‘s are. I like their wines but not fully convinced of the 2015‘s. Same as with the 2015 Burghs. The hype might not pan out. 24 hours later - this wine needs potentially 10 more years of age - hard to say - mellowed out - orange zest, port wine characteristics, cranberry - still a little rough but for the E&M fans a treat. — 21 days ago
Domaine Bachelet-Monnot
La Fussière Maranges 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2021
Seems a little to simple for the money - sorry. Spicy nose. In the glass cranberry mostly, some spice, hint of blueberry, overly acidic - lacks complexity and tastes like 20 bucks but was 60$????!. The new thing in Burgundy seems to „Premier Cru“ lesser vineyards like in Maranges to be able to sell the wine at a „semi affordable price“. (Out of the roughly 200 total hectares in the appellation, about 86 hectares are dedicated to Premier Cru production - really?). Someone should call this bs what it is! What a waste of money. May be in certain years they are good - but this bottle is not one of them. A disappointment. — 20 days ago
Pinotman /// Andreas
1.6g dosage, degorgement 03/2023. From Verzy. This is ridiculous juicy and addicting. Quite golden in color. Fine bubbles. Fruity, apple driven and quite bit of raspberry! Delicious 🤤. And for 75$ a crazy deal for a GG. Tasted with Jason the Importer. Amitie Wines. — 6 days ago