Max KilburgPinot Noir Ohligsberg 2022 (750ml)
Country:
Germany
Unit Type:
750ml
Estimated Price:
$50
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Kilburg’s Pinot Noir represents in a way something very familiar to him as well as something very foreign. The comparisons between Riesling and Pinot Noir are so common they are almost clichéd. There is a similar delicacy, a similar transparency. Many have called Pinot Noir the “red Riesling,” though in my tastings, to be honest, Pinot Noir rarely achieves the elegance of Riesling… though it’s possible I’m slightly biased.
All this to say Kilburg’s Pinot Noir is different. While Max has been working with Pinot Noir his entire life – in fact the parcel of Pinot Noir in the Ohligsberg was planted first by his father in the mid-1980s – he is still finding his style. He is a huge fan of Fourrier, with the estate’s ability to combine a certain elegance with a textural, generous fruit. He’s also, of course, very interested in the Mosel Pinot Noirs of his mentor, Julian Haart.
| Country | Germany |
|---|---|
| Unit Type | 750ml |
| Alcohol | 12.0% |
| Wine Class | Still Red |
| Pack Size | 12 |
| Address | Mosel |
| Estimated Price | $50 |
| Mosel Fine Wines | The Ohligsberg Pinot Noir 2021, as it is referred to on the consumer label, was made from destemmed fruit picked on vines planted in 1987 and 2013 in the Brauert sector and was fermented in oak and matured in used barriques for 18 months before being bottled unfiltered. It offers a huge nose of cherry puree, red currant, blueberry, herbs, and fine spices. The wine proves smooth, fruit-driven, and subtly silky-creamy on the palate at first before some tart elements add cut and precision to the experience. The finish is quite suave but also nicely layered and complex. The aftertaste is all succulent confectionary red berry fruits. This is superb expression of fruit-driven layered Mosel Pinot Noir. | No 74 Dec 2024 |