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09/15/2017

Besides France and the USA, Germany is the third biggest Pinot Noir producer worldwide. In a recent FT.com publication Jancis Robinson stresses German enthusiasm for their Spätburgunder, as Pinot Noir is known in Germany. However, she wonders why we don’t see huge quantities on export markets yet.

The renowned wine expert seizes every opportunity to taste German Pinot Noir. "The average quality has risen enormously over the past five to 10 years", Jancis Robinson states in the Ft.com article (read full text).

Since burgundy prices are now very high, alternatives to red burgundy like German Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) have become increasingly attractive in the authors point of view.

Renowned, mostly "Grosse Gewächse" pinot producers from Germany by region:
(There are numerous more to find in the WoG-database / find importers here)

Ahr

Meyer-Näkel, Walporzheimer Kräuterberg 2015
Meyer-Näkel, Dernauer Pfarrwingert 2015
Jean Stodden, Recher Herrenberg 2015

Baden

Bernhard Huber, 2010 Spätburgunder
Hans Peter Ziereisen, 2014 Spätburgunder
Enderle & Moll, 2015 Spätburgunder (Sven Enderle und Florian Moll)

Franken

Rudolf Fürst, Bürgstadter Centgrafenberg 2015
Rudolf Fürst, Klingenberger Schlossberg 2015

Pfalz

Knipser, Laumersheimer Kirschgarten 2013
Dr Wehrheim, Birkweiler Kastanienbusch Köppel 2014

Rheingau

Joachim Flick, Wickerer Nonnberg Fuchshol 2015
August Kesseler, Assmannshäuser Höllenberg 2015
Franz Künstler, Assmannshäuser Höllenberg 2015

Rheinhessen

Keller, Westhofener Morstein 2014
K Neus, Ingelheimer Horn 2015

Württemberg

Wachtstetter, Pfaffenhofener Hohenberg Glaukós 2015

source: Find the full FT.com article

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source: www.ft.com