That sounds great! I need to track one down.
Drinking the 2022 Steinmetz Pinot Noir Paulinsberg (Mosel) to cap off an exhausting week of work. It is quite impressive, with tart, red cherry/cherry pit, but an earthy, sort of wet slate note. Really vibrant, with a long palate presence. While it is in no way jammy, tonight it definitely is my jam!
Disclaimer: After the week I had, I could be high 90s on anything purple.
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A fine bottle from the Pfalz.
Weingut Andres (better known for their whites) Haardter Herrenletten 2023
Smokey, spicy, with an extra dose of elderberry and juniper.
Not so different from the Boigey Freres BR 2022 open right now.
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I have tasted a lot of great SpÀtburgunder lately.
All from Magnum at the Wasenhaus 10 year anniversary party
2016 Wasenhaus Bellen - Still holding up extremely well. Darker fruit profile. A tad rustic with a herbal green element that I like. Overall a really wonderful wine B+/A-
2017 Wasenhaus Bellen - Light, juicy, pure fruit. Elegant Not as much structure as the 2016. A-
2018 Wasenhaus Bellen - We return to a more rustic profile for this wine. Lots of depth and structure. Ripe fruit. Lots of tannin. This still needs more time. B+/A-
I detect a style shift from the 19 onwards, Did not have time to ask the boys about this,
2019 Wasenhaus Bellen - This is lighter. More energetic. Cleaner. Excellent. A-
2020 Wasenhaus Bellen - This is also much lighter. Ethereal. Juicy. Very nice approachable wine. B+
2021 Wasenhaus Bellen - This is a bit Burgundian to me. The style shift continues, lighter and more elegant wines. I really love this. A+
2022 Wasenhaus Bellen - This is a bit heavier due to the ripeness of the vintage. Lots of depth and complexity. This will be even better with more time. A
2023 Wasenhaus Bellen - We return to a lighter style. Medium body very elegant and Burgundian. Excellent.
2024 Wasenhaus Bellen - This was from 750 and part of the tasting of the 2024 lineup. This is excellent. Beautiful detailed fruit. Moderate tannins. Structure. This has everything in the right places. A+
It was a really honor to be at the 10th year anniversary. I found a photo from our first tasting of Wasenhaus on June 7th 2018. In Germany before they were even imported to the U.S.
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This is interesting. One expects a lot of shifts/evolutions over time, especially in the early years of a winery. As one can see in your notes from what sounds like a lovely vertical!
This was a special moment. I brought 3 older Baden wines to the Wasenhaus 10 year anniversary party. Later in the evening we put a few tables together, assembled as many of the Baden winemakers that were present together and dove into some history. It was after all a Wasenaus party so the music was pumping and extremely loud so not exactly the best environment. Nonetheless a very special moment.
2005 Möbitz Kapelle - From screwcap. This was stunningly fresh. A beautiful, medium bodied Pinot with excellent fruit character. I got a little smokiness. It was elegant. Complex and perfectly ripe. A beautiful wine drinking better than many 2005 Burgundies. I should add this had traveled from NYC to Baden and might have been even better if had some time settle down. Mosel Fine Wines just did a nice write up on Henrik Möbitz who is no longer making wine. It was absolutely clear how much respect all of the young Baden winemakers have for him.
2007 Enderle & Moll - Imported to the U.S. by our very own @Lars_Carlberg This is THE German Pinot that changed the perception of Pinot in the U.S. Enderle and Moll and Möbitz were huge inspirations for Wasenhaus. This is my second time having this bottle in the last month. First vintage. Sven confided in me that he had to mix some 2008 in this to top up the barrel! It is a beautiful wine. The fruit is very smooth and elegant. There is a slightly green character that I like in this wine. It is a real joy to drink.
Great interview with Wasenhaus where they mention the importance of Enderle & Moll.
2016 Möbitz Kanzel - I brought this because I thought 2016 was the last vintage for Möbitz Kanzell before handing over the vineyard to Wasenhaus. As it turns out he did make a 2017 and then Wasenhaus took over for 2018. Oh well I cherish every bottle of Möbitz I get to drink and this bottle was glorious. Beautiful pure fruit that delicious.
2018 Wasenhaus Kanzel - I asked Alex to open their first Kanzell. This was also beautiful. And touching moment to see what Möbitz has become alongside two of their inspirations that sadly are no longer making wine.
From the Vom Boden website
For the serious German wine dork, this wine is a legend â sort of. This parcel, high up on the Ehrenstetter Ălberg (the proper village and vineyard name they cannot use, because they bottle the wine(s) as âLandweins,â was first used by Dr. Henrik Möbitz. As of 2020, Wasenhaus is farming this parcel.
The Kanzel is a part of the old Ălberg with a slightly more eastern exposition; thus the site is a bit colder and less exposed to the sun. Half of the vines here are a French selection massale planted by Dr. Henrik Möbitz; the other half of the vines are older German clones.
More on Henrik Möbitz from Larsâ website:
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Thanks for your tasting notes on the vertical of Bellen SpĂ€tburgunder at the ten-year anniversary of Wasenhaus. I believe that the first few vintages were all from a weathered calcareous west-facing slope in the âsingle siteâ of Kirchberg in Kirchhofen. Later vintages include grapes from a different west-facing slope in Pfaffenweiler. I tasted a couple of bottles of the very good 2017 Bellen back in 2019. On Instagram, I came across a photo of the magnum of 2016 Bellen and actually prefer the ribbed-paper label used for this inaugural vintage.
I met Alex Götze at an Immich-Batterieberg dinner in 2015 and saw him, along with Christoph Wolber and Jonathan Purcell, at a Maximin GrĂŒnhaus tasting in 2014.
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Thanks for the mention. As you know, I also brokered Henrik Möbitzâs wines in 2011, but neither Crush Wine & Spirits nor Chambers Street Wines wanted to buy them.
Below is a link to my profile of Enderle & Moll, which was imported by Mosel Wine Merchant.
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Thanks @Robert_Dentice for the insightful notes on Wasenhaus and the older Baden wines - Itâs pretty amazing that these New Wave SpĂ€tburgundern are now the golden oldiesâŠ
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By the way, my Mosel Wine website will be taken down within the next week or so, meaning the links to the two producer profiles will no longer work. Like many other writers, I am moving from WordPress to Substack, but I donât intend to create a subscription-only site. I just want a place to publish the occasional article or review.
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Great write up and glad you could attend the celebration! Interesting to hear how the wines have evolved and are holding up.
Wish Lasse could have been there as well 
Sounds like a terrific showing of an very well aged Möbitz:
Makes me nervous about when I to open my remaining very limited bottles (from 2014).
Will all of the content be lost on the site??? I refer to it regularly.
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I hope not.
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No, my programmer will make a backup of my site before it is shut down.
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So glad to hear it is approachable and good again. My last bottle was so closed down I might as well have had a glass of water 
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@Colby_Scott provided this at a little get together we had last weekend!
- 2020 Wasenhaus SpÀtburgunder Vulkan - Germany, Baden (5/3/2026)
Treasured Bottle Night (Rockridge, Oakland, California): Light bodied, high acid, unripe cherry and some "Baden spice", with air just super nice to drink, and got better with air. A real treat.
Posted from CellarTracker
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Looks like youâre crawled pretty well already:
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2011 Bernhard Huber âMalterdinger Bienenbergâ SpĂ€tburgunder GroĂes GewĂ€chs
2011, handwritten by Julian Huber. A pre-release.
What a beautiful SpĂ€tburgunder! Such hedonistic and fruit-drivenâŠâŠa basket of strawberry and raspberry. Clearly the perfect drinking spot.
94/100
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The other night, I uncorked another bottle of Rudolf FĂŒrstâs 2023 SpĂ€tburgunder Tradition. Itâs a very good wine, but I still prefer the 2022 vintage of their entry-level red wine.
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