Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2016 | Has lost its frivolousness but keeps strong structure with good fruit. Paired with a venison steak. — 2 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2019 | needs a few more years in bottle. Elegance with a ‘poopy’ farmyard smell — 4 months ago

Seth Masterson

9.2

My first Spätburgunder. So I'm comparing to the Pinot-I-Know.
On the wonderful nose I get more raspberry than cherry. Slightly floral, but a wild floral and a touch of leather. Really great, unique.
Powerful flavor, not what I expected! The acid hits right away but immediately after you get the raspberry on your tongue that your nose was promising. Rich deep texture, again not what I was expecting from a cold weather pinot noir. Thick, earthy texture, clearly unfiltered. Enjoying the long finish where you can appreciate their use of oak- it really melds so well with the fruit- again think of eating the first ripe raspberries of early summer. — 2 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2016 | when I bought this in Germany, I asked how long it would last. The Ahr is not known for Riesling, do not keep it too long, was the answer. Wrong answer, imo. This wine is now delicious with awesome sweet/acidity balance. Great! — 2 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.4

Vintage 2019 | this bottle survived the ‘Hochwasserfluss’ disaster in 2021. Now at home it tastes even better than in July when we were there. Refinement and elegance. — 4 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2016 | really nice smell with toffee, flint, blackberry, supple taste. Nice Pinot with great p/q compared with Burgundy. — 2 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2015 / This is a very adequate Sunday morning bubble to pair with my scrambled eggs. True to type #riesling vibrancy. Lovely #sekt from the tiny #Ahr district. — 6 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2022 | This is the basic Pinot noir of the cooperation Mayschoss Altenahr in the Ahr, the oldest in the world. Ridiculous price and só lovely, bottled raspberries and elegance. Topwine on a Monday evening after a hard days work. Paired with Cantonese beef with mango, a dish we have been making for 30 years and still makes us ultra happy… — 3 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.5

Vintage 2016 | Brown colour, explosive and fruity smell: mesmerizing! Beautiful balance. I am impressed by this German Pinot Noir that is à Point. Paired with Gougères (cheese puffs made with Gruyère), petit tendre beef and zucchini tarts. — 6 months ago

Kristina Jarcía

9.6

Fruity, fresh, a bit sauer, very aromatic, peach, sweet, it reminds me tk@something i cannot describe (Hannah), we would drink this wine in the summer, watching the sunset in a warm place, sparkling. Very recommended!! — 3 years ago