In FocusSpätburgunder from German-speaking wine-growing regions

The unequal brothers

03 Mar, 23

of Marcus Hofschuster in Tasting

Producing first-class is one of the disciplines in viticulture. Hardly any variety is robbed of its original advantages more quickly, nowhere does the path to the top have so many trapdoors. The great Pinots of this world are a unique combination of substance and elegance, density and light-footedness, concentration, complexity, depth, finesse and tension. And something almost always falls by the wayside in the end when trying to achieve this ideal.

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In addition, many red wine lovers do not like Pinot Noir that really tastes like Pinot Noir. For them, it is usually too light and too "quiet" in appearance, and is often enough perceived as thin just when it is at its finest. It is therefore all the more astonishing how many producers, especially in German-speaking countries, are taking up the cause. Having a good Pinot Noir in the programme is obviously also a matter of prestige.

Over the past few months, we have been intensively studying the red Burgundy wines from Germany, Austria and South Tyrol. We left out Alsace mainly because we are planning a major tasting here this year. The Swiss producers were invited, but probably mainly due to the difficult shipping conditions from the non-EU country, the amount of samples was so minimal that we can only mention the few wines tasted here out of competition. They do not allow for a meaningful look at this extremely exciting Pinot country of origin.

The comparison between Germany on the one hand and Austria and South Tyrol on the other is perhaps not entirely fair. In many German wineries, Pinot Noir is one of the two or three main varieties, sometimes even by far the most important variety in the programme. From the basic to local wines to several single vineyards, many different labels are often filled in all quality levels. In this way, only the very best lots can be reserved for the top wines, while unpretentious yet fine everyday wines can be produced at the base, as long as their minor but nevertheless existing potential is not ruined by too much - or too little - ambition. The result speaks for itself: in no other country in the world is so much good, authentic Pinot Noir being produced in price regions well below 20 euros as in Germany. At the same time, at least in the European Union, the top wines come closer to the quality ideal of the best Burgundies than anywhere else (Switzerland, as I said, would still be a promising candidate). Just don't be tempted to idealise the situation, because on the other hand, Germany also produces plenty of Pinot Noirs that don't exactly do the best service to the reputation of the variety. They are sometimes thin and featureless, sometimes sweet and sometimes unclear, then again overloaded, pretentious, loud, broad, alcoholic and/or over-aged. Many wines of good quality lack even a little real substance and depth for higher consecrations (and good development potential); with other wines, on the other hand, one has the impression that their makers wanted to avoid at all costs that their Pinot Noir tastes like Pinot Noir. Some are absurdly expensive for what they can do. So you have to choose carefully. But since the sheer quantity of successful wines is growing steadily and quickly, even the most fussy wine lover will always find what he is looking for.

In Austria and South Tyrol, the situation is completely different. Pinot Noir is undoubtedly a prestige project for many producers in both countries, but in most cases rather one for the niche - in Austria perhaps even more often than in South Tyrol. Hardly any producer has more than two red Burgundies in his programme, on which all ambitions lie; a real basic product often does not exist at all.

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In addition, there are completely different climatic conditions in Austria and northern Italy. South Tyrol is often perceived as a cool mountain region, yet many vineyards are not as high as one might think. Secondly, the Mediterranean climate still has a considerable influence in Bolzano and Merano. Although winegrowers in South Tyrol benefit from cool nights, especially in autumn, the ripening process in spring and summer progresses quickly, so that they have to watch out like hell that the sugar levels don't go through the roof before autumn. We have the impression that many producers are getting better and better at this. Apparently, the increasingly obvious climate change has caused a rethinking on a broad front: many wines today are fresher, finer and more precise than they were just a few years ago. We now regularly find ourselves tasting South Tyrolean Pinot Noirs with great pleasure.

In Austria, many wine regions are under the influence of the warm Pannonian climate; while this is particularly pronounced in Carnuntum, Thermenregion and Burgenland (with Lake Neusiedl once again influencing the climate in a special way), it also extends beyond Vienna into the western growing regions of Lower Austria. As a result, the wines here are often warm and powerful, although one sometimes gets the impression that some winemakers here are still deliberately aiming for particularly high grape ripeness. A rather oxidative ageing makes many wines seem even broader. Trying to give these Pinots more backbone with hearty use of wood is not always the best idea. But here, too, more and more winemakers are giving their wines more freshness and precision - with growing success. Some producers have succeeded in producing top-class Pinot Noir in their very own, unmistakable style: clearly the children of their climate and at the same time with finesse and depth. In Austria, too, there are inexpensive and excellently prepared basic wines that are sometimes worth much more than they cost. It will be interesting to observe the development in Styria. The region is only just beginning to discover Pinot Noir for itself, but the conditions seem to be ideal in some places.

In Switzerland, on the other hand, some specialists are producing extraordinary Pinots with their very own character, which deserve every attention. Unfortunately, the few samples that reached us cannot remotely reflect the situation, as good as some of the wines presented are. But we are staying on the subject.

All in all, we have tasted well over 500 Pinot Noirs from German-speaking wine-growing regions in the last few months, of which we present the best here, sorted by country. We have set up an extra category for the particularly good wines up to 15 euros. Links to all wines and their producers as well as the detailed tasting notes can be found at the end of each list.

In FocusPinot Noir from German-speaking wine-growing regions Germany

Weingut Bernhard Huber — Baden 2020 Malterdingen Bienenberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs "Wildenstein" 96 WP great 160.00 €

Weingut Rudolf Fürst — Franconia/Franken 2020 Bürgstadt Hundsrück Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 95 WP great

Weingut Bernhard Huber — Baden 2020 Hecklingen Schlossberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs 94 WP excellent 95.00 €

Weingut Friedrich Becker — 2018 Schweigen Sonnenberg Pinot Noir Grosses Gewächs trocken "Heydenreich" 94 WP excellent

Weingut Franz Keller — Baden 2020 Oberbergen Bassgeige Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs "Steinriese" 94 WP excellent 105.00 €

Weingut Ziereisen — Oberrhein 2017 Spätburgunder Landwein "Jaspis 10hoch4" Alte Reben 94 WP excellent 163.00 €

Chat Sauvage — 2019 Pinot Noir "Le Schulz" 120.00 €

Weingut Bernhard Huber — Baden 2020 Malterdingen Bienenberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs 93 WP excellent 63.00 €

Weingut Rudolf Fürst — Franconia/Franken 2020 Bürgstadt Centgrafenberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 93 WP excellent

Weingut Friedrich Becker — 2018 Schweigen Sonnenberg Pinot Noir Grosses Gewächs trocken "Sankt Paul" 93 WP excellent

Weingut Friedrich Becker — 2018 Schweigen Sonnenberg Pinot Noir trocken "KB" 93 WP excellent

Weingut Dr. Heger — Baden 2019 Ihringen Winklerberg Wanne Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken "Häusleboden®" 93 WP excellent 86.50 €

Weingut Rings — 2020 Leistadt Felsenberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 93 WP excellent 95.00 €

Weingut Franz Keller — Baden 2020 Achkarren Schlossberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs 93 WP excellent 78.00 €

Hessische Staatsweingüter GmbH Kloster Eberbach — 2020 Pinot Noir trocken VDP.Auktion.Réserve, Goldkapsel 92 WP excellent

Weingut Ziereisen — Oberrhein 2018 Spätburgunder Landwein "Jaspis 10hoch4" Alte Reben 92 WP excellent 163.00 €

Weingut Aldinger — 2020 Fellbach Lämmler Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs 92 WP excellent 42.00 €

Weingut Bernhard Huber — Baden 2020 Malterdingen Spätburgunder VDP.Ortswein Alte Reben 92 WP excellent 40.00 €

Weingut Bernhard Huber — Baden 2020 Bombach Sommerhalde Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs 92 WP excellent 63.00 €

Weingut A. Christmann — 2020 Königsbach Idig Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 92 WP excellent

Weingut Knipser GbR — 2018 Dirmstein Mandelpfad Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 92 WP excellent 45.00 €

Weingut Knipser GbR — 2018 Großkarlbach Im Grossen Garten Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 92 WP excellent 48.00 €

Weingut Steintal — Franconia/Franken 2020 Bürgstadt Hunsrück Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 92 WP excellent 63.00 €

Weingut Franz Keller — Baden 2020 Oberrotweil Kirchberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs 92 WP excellent 55.00 €

Jean Stodden - Das Rotweingut — Ahr 2020 Spätburgunder "Alexander die GROSSEN" 90.00 €

Weingut Deutzerhof — Ahr 2019 Spätburgunder Reserve trocken "Grand Duc" 92 WP excellent 55.00 €

Weingut Ziereisen — Oberrhein 2017 Spätburgunder Landwein "Jaspis Bürgin" 92 WP excellent 70.00 €

Weingut Ziereisen — Oberrhein 2018 Spätburgunder Landwein "Jaspis Bürgin" 91 WP excellent 70.00 €

Weingut Keller — Rheinhessen 2015 Nieder-Flörsheim Frauenberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 91 WP excellent

Chat Sauvage — 2019 Rüdesheim Drachenstein Pinot Noir 60.00 €

Weingut Bernhard Huber — Baden 2020 Köndringen Alte Burg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs 91 WP excellent 63.00 €

Weingut Knab — Baden 2020 Endingen Wihlbach Spätburgunder trocken *** 91 WP excellent 28.00 €

Weingut Knab — Baden 2020 Amoltern Steinhalde Spätburgunder trocken *** R 91 WP excellent 42.00 €

Weingut Fritz Waßmer — Baden 2019 Spätburgunder trocken "CCL" 68.00 €

Weingut Balthasar Ress — 2016 Pinot Noir trocken VDP.Gutswein, Caviar 89 WP very good

Weingut Deutzerhof — Ahr 2020 Altenahr Eck Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 91 WP excellent 57.00 €

Weingut Friedrich Becker — 2018 Schweigen Sonnenberg Pinot Noir Grosses Gewächs trocken "Herrenwingert" 91 WP excellent

Weingut Kreuzberg — Ahr 2020 Ahrweiler Silberberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs 91 WP excellent 44.00 €

Weingut Robert König — 2019 Assmannshausen Höllenberg Spätburgunder trocken "Zenit" 91 WP excellent 35.90 €

Weingut Friedrich Becker — 2018 Schweigen Sonnenberg Pinot Noir Grosses Gewächs trocken "Steinwingert" 91 WP excellent

Battenfeld-Spanier — Rheinhessen 2020 Hohen-Sülzen Kirchenstück Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 91 WP excellent 52.00 €

Kühling-Gillot — Rheinhessen 2020 Oppenheim Kreuz Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 91 WP excellent 52.00 €

Weingut Dautel — 2019 Oberstenfeld Forstberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 91 WP excellent

Weingut Bercher — Baden 2020 Burkheim Feuerberg Kesselberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 91 WP excellent 43.00 €

Weingut Dr. Heger — Baden 2019 Achkarren Schlossberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 91 WP excellent 55.00 €

Weingut Rings — 2020 Kallstadt Saumagen Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 91 WP excellent 75.00 €

Weingut Knipser GbR — 2018 Laumersheim Kirschgarten Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 91 WP excellent 45.00 €

Weingut Wageck-Pfaffmann — 2017 Bissersheim Pinot Noir trocken Geisberg 90 WP excellent

Weingut Schmitt's Kinder — Franconia/Franken 2019 Randersacker Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken "Hohenroth" 43.00 €

Jean Stodden - Das Rotweingut — Ahr 2019 Rech Herrenberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs 79.00 €

Jean Stodden - Das Rotweingut — Ahr 2020 Spätburgunder "Rescued by H.O." 50.00 €

Weingut August Kesseler — 2019 Pinot Noir trocken Cuvée "Max" 91 WP excellent 85.00 €

Weingut Franz Keller — Baden 2020 Oberrotweil Eichberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs 91 WP excellent 55.00 €

Weingut Steintal — Franconia/Franken 2020 Klingenberg Schloßberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 89 WP very good 74.00 €

Hessische Staatsweingüter GmbH Kloster Eberbach — 2020 Rüdesheim Berg Schlossberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs "aus dem Cabinetkeller" 90 WP excellent 45.00 €

Weingut Blankenhorn — Baden 2018 Schliengen Sonnenstück Pinot Noir Grosses Gewächs trocken 90 WP excellent 37.00 €

Weingut Günther Steinmetz — Mosel 2015 Mülheim Sonnenlay Pinot Noir trocken unfiltriert 32.00 €

Weingut Ziereisen — Oberrhein 2020 Pinot Noir Landwein "Jaspis Zipsin" 90 WP excellent 45.00 €

Weingut Keller — Rheinhessen 2015 Dalsheim Bürgel Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 90 WP excellent

Weingut Krebs GbR — 2020 Herxheim Himmelreich Spätburgunder trocken 90 WP excellent 46.00 €

Weingut Aldinger — 2020 Untertürkheim Gips Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs Monopol, "Marienglas®" 90 WP excellent 38.00 €

Weingut Albrecht Schwegler — 2017 Pinot Noir "Perzellen -04-" 89 WP very good 38.00 €

Maximin Grünhaus - Weingut der Familie von Schubert — Mosel 2019 Maximin Grünhaus Pinot Noir 90 WP excellent 39.00 €

Hessische Staatsweingüter GmbH Kloster Eberbach — 2009 Pinot Noir trocken Cabinetkeller 90 WP excellent 41.00 €

Chat Sauvage — 2013 Assmannshausen Höllenberg Pinot Noir trocken 45.00 €

Weingut Knab — Baden 2020 Endingen Schlangeneck Spätburgunder *** 90 WP excellent 24.00 €

Weingut Fritz Waßmer — Baden 2019 Spätburgunder trocken "XXL" 39.00 €

Weingut Fritz Waßmer — Baden 2019 Bombach Sommerhalde Spätburgunder 58.00 €

Weingut Deutzerhof — Ahr 2020 Mayschoss Mönchberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 90 WP excellent 46.00 €

Weingut Deutzerhof — Ahr 2020 Neuenahr Kirchtürmchen Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 90 WP excellent 48.00 €

Weingut Deutzerhof — Ahr 2020 Heimersheim Landskrone Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 90 WP excellent 38.00 €

Weingut Rudolf Fürst — Franconia/Franken 2020 Klingenberg Schloßberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 90 WP excellent

Hessische Staatsweingüter GmbH Kloster Eberbach — 2019 Assmannshausen Höllenberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs aus dem Cabinetkeller 90 WP excellent 59.00 €

Weingut Robert König — 2019 Assmannshausen Frankenthal Spätburgunder trocken "Zenit" 90 WP excellent 29.90 €

Weingut Rings — 2020 Kallstadt Steinacker Spätburgunder VDP.Erste Lage trocken 90 WP excellent

Weingut Karl Haidle — 2019 Schnait Burghalde Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 89 WP very good 32.00 €

Weingut Rainer Schnaitmann — 2020 Fellbach Lämmler Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 90 WP excellent 68.00 €

Weingut Bischel — Rheinhessen 2019 Pinot Noir trocken Réserve 90 WP excellent 37.00 €

Weingut Aufricht — Baden 2020 Meersburg Mocken Spätburgunder trocken "3 Lilien" 90 WP excellent

Weingut Dr. Heger — Baden 2019 Ihringen Vorderer Winklerberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 90 WP excellent 55.00 €

Weingut Dr. Heger — Baden 2019 Ihringen Winklerberg Winklen Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken "Rappenecker®" 90 WP excellent 55.00 €

Weingut Seeger — Baden 2020 Leimen Herrenberg Blauer Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken "Oberklam RR" 90 WP excellent 64.00 €

Weingut Balthasar Ress — 2015 Pinot Noir trocken VDP.Gutswein, "Von Unserm", S 90 WP excellent 25.00 €

Weingut A. Christmann — 2020 Gimmeldingen Biengarten Spätburgunder VDP.Erste Lage 90 WP excellent

Weingut Jülg — 2020 Schweigen Sonnenberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs "KB" 90 WP excellent 45.00 €

Weingut Bernhart — 2020 Schweigen Sonnenberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken "RG" 42.00 €

Weingut Wageck-Pfaffmann — 2017 Großkarlbach Burgweg Spätburgunder trocken 88 WP very good

Weingut Josef Walter — Franconia/Franken 2018 Bürgstadt Hundsrück Spätburgunder trocken "J" 90 WP excellent 37.00 €

Staatlicher Hofkeller — Franconia/Franken 2020 Großheubach Bischofsberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs 90 WP excellent 38.00 €

Weingut Steintal — Franconia/Franken 2020 Großheubach Bischofsberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 90 WP excellent 55.00 €

Weingut Franz Keller — Baden 2020 Jechtingen Enselberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs 90 WP excellent 35.00 €

Tomislav Markovic — Oberrhein 2020 Pinot Noir Landwein "On the Rocks" 90 WP excellent 36.00 €

Jean Stodden - Das Rotweingut — Ahr 2020 Spätburgunder "Pegel 735" 30.00 €

Weingut Claus Schneider — Baden 2019 Weil Schlipf Spätburgunder "Weil am Rhein" 90 WP excellent 52.00 €

Weingut Diefenhardt — 2019 Martinsthal Schlenzenberg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 90 WP excellent 30.00 €

Weingut Zimmerle — 2019 Spätburgunder trocken "Goldadler" Réserve 90 WP excellent 38.00 €

Weingut Brügel — Franconia/Franken 2018 Greuth Bastel Spätburgunder trocken "Pur" 88 WP very good 19.00 €

Weingut GBR Gutzler — Rheinhessen 2019 Westhofen Morstein Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken 89 WP very good 40.00 €

Weingut Landerer — Baden 2020 Oberrotweil Eichberg Spätburgunder trocken 89 WP very good

Weingut Claus Schneider — Baden 2020 Weil am Rhein Spätburgunder Alte Reben 89 WP very good 30.00 €

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In FocusPinot Noir from German-speaking regions Austria

Weingut Fred Loimer — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Ried Anning Pinot Noir trocken 56.00 €

Weingut Wieninger — Vienna 2019 Pinot Noir trocken "Grand Select" 50.00 €

Weingut Umathum — Burgenland 2018 Pinot Noir trocken "Unter den Terrassen" 31.50 €

TrippelGut - Kärnten — country Austria 2018 Ried Eckstein Pinot Noir trocken "PRIVAT" 32.00 €

Weingut Giefing — Burgenland 2017 trocken "Cavallo" 29.00 €

Weingut Leopold Aumann — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Thermenregion Pinot Noir Reserve trocken 89 WP very good 11.00 €

Weingut Pöckl — Burgenland 2020 Pinot Noir Reserve trocken 35.00 €

Weingut Familie Reinisch — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2017 Thermenregion Ried Holzspur Pinot Noir trocken 37.60 €

Weingut Wieninger — Vienna 2019 Pinot Noir trocken "Select" 23.00 €

Weingut Fred Loimer — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Ried Anning Pinot Noir trocken 56.00 €

Weingut Georg Preisinger — Burgenland 2016 Ried Goldberg Pinot Noir trocken Up to 19.00 €

Weingut Fred Loimer — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Ried Dechant Pinot Noir trocken 42.00 €

Weingut Fred Loimer — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Ried Dechant Pinot Noir trocken 42.00 €

Weingut Hans Igler — Burgenland 2018 Mittelburgenland Ried Fabian Pinot Noir trocken 89 WP very good 17.00 €

Weingut Schloss Gobelsburg — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Pinot Noir Reserve trocken 89 WP very good 29.00 €

Weingut Jurtschitsch — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2015 Pinot Noir Reserve trocken 89 WP very good

Weingut Umathum — Burgenland 2019 Pinot Noir trocken "Unter den Terrassen" 31.50 €

Heribert Bayer - Kellerei In Signo Leonis GmbH — Burgenland 2019 trocken "In Signo Tauri" 89 WP very good 31.60 €

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In Focus: Pinot Noir from German-speaking regions South Tyrol

Weingut Castel Sallegg — 2019 Südtirol / Alto Adige DOC Pinot Noir "Karal" 29.00 €

Tenuta Kollerhof — 2019 Südtirol / Alto Adige DOC Pinot Noir Riserva "Aegis" 40.00 €

Hartmann Donà KG — 2015 Südtirol / Alto Adige DOC Pinot Nero "Donà Noir" 90 WP excellent

Weingut Manincor — 2020 Südtirol / Alto Adige DOC Pinot Nero "Mason" 90 WP excellent 30.80 €

Buchner Landgut — 2017 Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT Pinot Noir "Nina" 90 WP excellent 24.00 €

Kloster Neustift — 2019 Südtirol / Alto Adige DOC Pinot Nero Riserva "Praepositus" 29.30 €

Kellerei Schreckbichl - Cantina Colterenzio — 2019 Südtirol / Alto Adige DOC Pinot Nero Riserva "Lafóa®" 89 WP very good 32.90 €

Weingut Schloss Englar — 2019 Südtirol / Alto Adige DOC Pinot Noir Riserva "Baltasius" 89 WP very good

Weingut Pfitscher — 2019 Südtirol / Alto Adige DOC Pinot Nero Riserva "Matán" 35.00 €

Cantina Tramin — 2020 Südtirol / Alto Adige DOC Pinot Noir Riserva "Maglen" 89 WP very good 31.20 €

Kellerei Terlan — 2020 Südtirol / Alto Adige DOC Pinot Noir Riserva "Monticol®" 89 WP very good

Weinkellerei Castelfeder — 2018 Südtirol / Alto Adige DOC Pinot Nero Riserva "Burgum Novum" 89 WP very good 35.00 €

Buchner Landgut — 2017 Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT Pinot Noir "Katharina" 89 WP very good 24.00 €

Weingut Garlider — 2019 Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT Blauburgunder 89 WP very good 25.00 €

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In Focus: Pinot Noir from German-speaking regions The best wines up to 15 Euro

Weingut Leopold Aumann — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Thermenregion Pinot Noir Reserve trocken 89 WP very good 11.00 €

Weingut Josef Walter — Franconia/Franken 2018 Bürgstadt Spätburgunder trocken 88 WP very good 13.00 €

Weingut Josef Walter — Franconia/Franken 2016 Bürgstadt Spätburgunder trocken 88 WP very good 12.50 €

Brüderlich Weingut — Neckar 2020 Landwein Burgunder 88 WP very good 8.50 €

Weingut Giefing — Burgenland 2016 Ried Umriss Pinot Noir trocken 12.90 €

Weingut Gebrüder Mathis — Baden 2020 Spätburgunder trocken 88 WP very good 15.00 €

Weingut Robert König — 2020 Assmannshausen Höllenberg Spätburgunder trocken "Pur" 88 WP very good 12.90 €

Weingut Robert König — 2020 Assmannshausen Frankenthal Spätburgunder trocken "Pur" 88 WP very good 11.90 €

Weingut Heid — 2020 Fellbach Goldberg Pinot Noir VDP.Erste Lage trocken 88 WP very good 15.00 €

Weingut Ehrhart GbR — 2020 Eschbach Spätburgunder trocken "R" 87 WP very good 14.00 €

Weingut Josef Walter — Franconia/Franken 2017 Bürgstadt Spätburgunder trocken 87 WP very good 13.00 €

Weingut Klundt — 2019 Pinot Noir trocken "Obsession" 10.50 €

Weingut Schneiderfritz GbR — 2020 Spätburgunder trocken 87 WP very good 8.50 €

Weingut Jalits — Burgenland 2019 Eisenberg DAC Ried Szapáry Pinot Noir trocken 14.50 €

Rotweingut Prickler — Burgenland 2020 Pinot Noir trocken 12.00 €

Weingut Pöckl — Burgenland 2019 Pinot Noir trocken Classique 12.00 €

Weinbau Fecher — Franconia/Franken 2020 Klingenberg Schloßberg Spätburgunder trocken Reserve 87 WP very good 13.50 €

Staatlicher Hofkeller — Franconia/Franken 2020 Hörstein Abtsberg Spätburgunder VDP.Erste Lage trocken 87 WP very good 13.10 €

Weingut Nägele - Baden — Baden 2020 Blauer Spätburgunder 87 WP very good 14.90 €

Weingut Christoph Bauer — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Ried Gerichtsberg Pinot Noir trocken 87 WP very good 14.00 €

Weingut Christoph Bauer — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Ried Gerichtsberg Pinot Noir trocken 87 WP very good 14.00 €

Weingut J. Neus — Rheinhessen 2020 Spätburgunder VDP.Gutswein trocken "Muschelkalk" 87 WP very good 12.50 €

Weingut Schwedhelm — 2020 Zellertal Spätburgunder trocken 87 WP very good 12.45 €

Weingut Karl May — Rheinhessen 2020 Osthofen Pinot Noir 87 WP very good 14.90 €

Weingut Thilo Strieth — 2020 Assmannshausen Frankenthal Spätburgunder trocken 14.00 €

Weinkellerei K. Martini & Sohn — 2020 Südtirol / Alto Adige DOC Blauburgunder "Palladium" 87 WP very good 15.00 €

Kellerei Andrian — 2021 Südtirol / Alto Adige DOC Pinot Noir 87 WP very good 13.00 €

Weingut Sonnenhof — 2020 Gündelbach Wachtkopf Spätburgunder trocken 15.00 €

Weingut Fritz Waßmer — Baden 2020 Spätburgunder trocken 9.80 €

Weingut Gebrüder Mathis — Baden 2020 Spätburgunder trocken "Kalkbödele" 87 WP very good 10.00 €

Weingut Robert König — 2020 Rüdesheim Drachenstein Spätburgunder trocken "Pur" 87 WP very good 10.90 €

Weingut Richard Richter — Mosel 2019 Pinot Noir trocken 10.00 €

Weingut Ehrhart GbR — 2019 Spätburgunder trocken "Claudia & Benjamin Hochzeitsburgunder" 87 WP very good 15.00 €

Weingut Heitlinger — Baden 2018 Pinot Noir VDP.Gutswein trocken 87 WP very good 11.50 €

Weingut Giegerich — Franconia/Franken 2020 Rück Spätburgunder Ortswein trocken Alte Reben 87 WP very good 15.00 €

Weingut Freiherr von Heddesdorff — Mosel 2019 Spätburgunder trocken 14.00 €

Weingut J.J. Adeneuer — Ahr 2019 Spätburgunder trocken "J.J.Adeneuer" 87 WP very good 13.50 €

Weingut Wasem — Rheinhessen 2020 Ingelheim Pares Spätburgunder trocken 87 WP very good 14.00 €

Weingut Robert König — 2019 Rüdesheim Drachenstein Spätburgunder trocken "Empor" 87 WP very good 14.90 €

Weingut Zimmerle — 2020 Spätburgunder trocken "Glüver" 87 WP very good 11.90 €

In Focus: Pinot Noir from German-speaking regions Switzerland

Weingut Riehen AG — German-speaking Switzerland-Baselstadt& 2019 AOC Basel-Stadt Pinot Noir "Le Grand" 69.00 €

Weingut Riehen AG — German-speaking Switzerland-Baselstadt& 2019 AOC Basel-Stadt "Le Petit" Rouge 28.00 €

Les Fils de Ch. Favre — Wallis/Valais 2020 AOC Valais Pinot Noir "Collection F" 26.50 €

Rouvinez Vins — Wallis/Valais 2020 AOC Valais Pinot Noir "Colline de Géronde" 26.00 €

Les Fils de Ch. Favre — Wallis/Valais 2021 AOC Valais Pinot Noir "Hurlevent" 14.90 €

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