This is Wasenhaus’ entry level Pinot Noir; it is the gateway drug of this estate, cut from the same cloth as the top Grand Crus (unlike the “Grande Ordinaire, which is a much more free-form, bright and “natural” treatise on Pinot Noir from the region).

A Pinot Noir grown on limestone clay soil in Kirchhofen and Pfaffenweiler. Grown on steep slopes with a west orientation and worked mainly manual, the vines are French and German clones w/ some selection massale. Fermentation with 40% whole clusters with the German clonal material being left whole as the grapes are bigger and vines older. In the beginning as a carbonic maceration and afterwards in a classic open vat fermentation with some punch downs. Aged in mainly used French oak barrels for 16 months. This is as pure and elegant as it gets. 

The wine is characterized by red fruit notes, dry, light body, and is said to pair well with red sauce dishes, roast white meats, and meaty fish.

Type: Red
Producer: Wasenhaus
Varietal: Spätburgunder, Pinot Noir
Country: Germany
Region: Baden
Farming: Working Organic, Biodynamic, low Sulphur