2020 Pinot Noir "Heydenreich" Großes Gewächs

You could easily mistake this youthful German pinot noir for a Clos de la Roche Grand Cru from Burgundy! The tantalizing nose of heather and roses with underlying earthy, meaty and smoky nuances pulls you inexorably into this pinot noir masterpiece. Enormous fine tannins and terrific chalky intensity on the tightly-wound palate. The mineral acidity accentuating the power at the incredibly focused finish. Enormous aging potential! Drinkable now, but best from 2026.

- Stuart Pigott (11/2023)

The 2020 Pinot Noir Heydenreich VDP.Grosse Lage opens deep, intense, spicy, fleshy and puristic on the nose, showing concentrated black fruit and black tea aromas. This bouquet is open, warm and elegant, almost with classic Rioja furor. Silky, juicy and with vital freshness in the mouth, the Heydenreich is firm and grippy as usual and still pleasantly astringent in the herbal but consistently elegant, fresh and complex finish. It promises great potential. Tasted at the Vorpremiere VDP.Grosses Gewächs in Wiesbaden in August 2023.

- Stephan Reinhardt (12/2023)