German Spätburgunder will conquer New York!

WINE TALK
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„The stunning quality of some German Pinot Noir is one of the world best kept secrets” Jancis Robinson


On friday german Spätburgunder will conquer New York! The german winemaker Caroline Diel and Klaus Peter Keller will present some of the best german Pinot Noir of the vintage 2007 to american journalists including Eric Asimov/NYTimes . This tasting is organised by Stephen Bitterolf/Crush Wine & Spirits


Here is the line-up:

2007 Graacher Himmelreich Pinot Noir
Weingut Markus Molitor, Mosel

2007 Ahrweiler Rosenthal Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs
Weingut J.J. Adeneuer, Ahr

2007 Walporzheimer Gärkammer Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs
Weingut J.J. Adeneuer, Ahr

2007 Recher Herrenberg Grosses Gewächs
Weingut Jean Stodden, Ahr

2007 Pinot Noir
Shelter Winery ,Baden

2007 Wildenstein Reseve
Weingut Huber, Baden

2007 Schlossberg Reserve
Weingut Huber, Baden

2007 Spätburgunder Selection „S“
Weingut Franz Keller, Schwarzer Adler, Baden

2007 „ Parzelle Schönenberg“ Spätburgunder
Weingut R+C Schneider, Baden

2007 Pinot Noir Caroline
Schlossgut Diel, Nahe

2007 Dalsheimer Bürgel Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs
Weingut Keller, Rheinhessen

2007 Frauenberg Spätburgunder trocken
Weingut Keller, Rheinhessen

2007 Bodenheimer Burgweg Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs
Weingut Kühling-Gillot, Rheinhessen

2007 Westhofener Morstein Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs
Weingut Gutzler, Rheinhessen

2007 Pinot Noir
Weingut Fritz Becker, Pfalz

2007 Pinot Noir „ Hommage“
Weingut Fritz Becker, Pfalz

2007 „ Herrschaftswingert“ Spätburgunder
HE Dausch, Pfalz

2007 Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Spätburgunder
Weingut August Kesseler, Rheingau

2007 Rüdesheimer Schlossberg Spätburgunder
Weingut August Kesseler, Rheingau


“Deutscher Pinot hat den Charme eines Frühlingsmorgens und die süchtig machende Magie einer Vollmondnacht”…

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Curious to see what Asimov´s judgement is…

For all non-German speakers - you might have guessed it already that

Spätburgunder = Pinot Noir


Cheers
Christian

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Shhhhh

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Wow, that’s an awesome list, but still many other greats missing. Why only Becker from Pfalz and no Rebholz, Knipser, etc.? Perhaps because this is only 2007s and they haven’t released yet?

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Claude,

ask KP


Halt die Ohren steif,
Martin

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My experience has been that the german sb’s are indeed improving in quality. Historically, they have not been such good wines.

The problem, imo, is QPR. The top quality sbs are priced far to high when compared to similiar quality pinots. Part of that is exchange rate issues, but it’s still price. I have tasted none of these wines yet that would get me to give up my similiar priced Oregon pinots or 1er cru Burgs.

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The last time I tasted a Spätburgunder was when I was in Germany some 20 years ago.

The wine was vaguely sweet but rather tasty. I will assume that in recent years the finish has become a bit dryer for these wines…

I liked it but it’s hard to imagine it ever becoming more than a curiosity here in the US.

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They’re changing very rapidly in style, at least at the level of the best producers – much less extraction and new oak, much more emphasis on finesse and purity of fruit.

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Claude;

From thedozen or so I’ve tasted in the last few months, I concur with your analysis. But… they still have a QPR problem.

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It’s a shame that Furst (imagine an umlaut) isn’t in the list, too.

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YES John, the estate Fürst should have been on this list. Maybe 07 is not released so far?!