Enderle
Kalk Pinot Noir
Baden, Germany
Stunning nose of black and red cherry and mega bramble. Gorgeous xmas spice and black cherry as well. Palate is tight as a drum but has just the most unreal black cherry fruit. it has ridiculous, freshness, and unbelievable sap and intensity and length and the fruit is so pure. It sits on your back palate on the top of your gums and plants a a flag. Then dissipates in a minute. Even closed this is stunning. The nose now is a dizzying array of spice, flowers and complex cherry fruit. After 5 hours open the fruit gets purer and wow that structure has melted but it’s still there but yummy. Still it’s a bit folded in and the nose is nice but not as expressive upon opening. Let’s see how it is tomorrow. Much more complete today. Pure fruit and depth. Unreal black cherry and brilliant balance.
Stunning nose of black and red cherry and mega bramble. Gorgeous xmas spice and black cherry as well. Palate is tight as a drum but has just the most unreal black cherry fruit. it has ridiculous, freshness, and unbelievable sap and intensity and length and the fruit is so pure. It sits on your back palate on the top of your gums and plants a a flag. Then dissipates in a minute. Even closed this is stunning. The nose now is a dizzying array of spice, flowers and complex cherry fruit. After 5 hours open the fruit gets purer and wow that structure has melted but it’s still there but yummy. Still it’s a bit folded in and the nose is nice but not as expressive upon opening. Let’s see how it is tomorrow. Much more complete today. Pure fruit and depth. Unreal black cherry and brilliant balance.
Feb 10th, 202550th. Zero memory of this.
50th. Zero memory of this.
Nov 28th, 2024Wow. Just insane. Nose is brighter and redder than the Keuper but just as floral. It’s dripping with technicolor fruit. The florals are violets but they are a mixture of dried and fresh violets. There is a blackberry flower intensity here that is off the charts. Black cherry, but higher and more lifted than the Keuper. Palate is all cooling black fruits but it is as the nose suggests more high tones and it has this mineral freshness that just washes the palate that is incredible. This is thrilling wine. Like super thrilling. Big, ripe and juicy tannins and a very serious structure and unreal sapidity. Wow the tiny berry fruit intensity is remarkable. But this is more obviously structured than Keuper and seems more long lived and will take more time to get there. Nose has an aspect of unreal jelly donut. God’s jelly donut. Just glorious. Much younger now than Keuper but maybe more upside. Ok as this airs it gains an opulence in the mid palate and the fruit is more deep. This an iota better than the Keuper. A 9.8 now. And just loads of energy and freshness on the finish and insane minerality.
Wow. Just insane. Nose is brighter and redder than the Keuper but just as floral. It’s dripping with technicolor fruit. The florals are violets but they are a mixture of dried and fresh violets. There is a blackberry flower intensity here that is off the charts. Black cherry, but higher and more lifted than the Keuper. Palate is all cooling black fruits but it is as the nose suggests more high tones and it has this mineral freshness that just washes the palate that is incredible. This is thrilling wine. Like super thrilling. Big, ripe and juicy tannins and a very serious structure and unreal sapidity. Wow the tiny berry fruit intensity is remarkable. But this is more obviously structured than Keuper and seems more long lived and will take more time to get there. Nose has an aspect of unreal jelly donut. God’s jelly donut. Just glorious. Much younger now than Keuper but maybe more upside. Ok as this airs it gains an opulence in the mid palate and the fruit is more deep. This an iota better than the Keuper. A 9.8 now. And just loads of energy and freshness on the finish and insane minerality.
Jun 5th, 2024
Nose: very floral. Pink roses. A hint of violet.
Palate: very fresh. Bright cherries. A hint of bitterness on the finish. Some lovely grippy texture. Some fruit clings to the palate.
Let’s see where this goes. I’m leaving half for tomorrow. This is hiding the goods today.
90 minutes in utter genius.
Needs 90 minutes. Then … genius.
Nose: very floral. Pink roses. A hint of violet.
Palate: very fresh. Bright cherries. A hint of bitterness on the finish. Some lovely grippy texture. Some fruit clings to the palate.
Let’s see where this goes. I’m leaving half for tomorrow. This is hiding the goods today.
90 minutes in utter genius.
Needs 90 minutes. Then … genius.