German Pinot Noirs – Episode #566

October 28, 2008

Who talks about Pinot Noir from Germany? Gary V does!

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“Gary – I have always found wines to change as they develop in the glas…” by Steve
“My mother is from the Baden region! Everything tastes good there….” by Tobias
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Oberrotweil Pinot Noir Estate
2005 Oberbergen Pinot Noir Select
2005 Karl H. Johner Pinot Noir

Links mentioned in todays episode.

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February 28, 2009

Steve
Gary – I have always found wines to change as they develop in the glass. You open them and bottle air but they don’t get a second chance, just 5 seconds of swirling, maybe a second swish and its done. Do you feel that opening up in the glass is more than it is racked up to be?
January 29, 2009

Tobias
My mother is from the Baden region! Everything tastes good there.
January 24, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
Nice to see my German blood make a good wine other than a reisling! QOTD: Never had one outside the US or France.
January 19, 2009

Franky
I recently had a great Spätburgunder “Blauer Spätburgunder QbA trocken” from Knipser in the Pfalz, Germany. The German Pinot Noir’s are coming.
December 16, 2008

yowens
Awesome show- I’m in for any German Pinot I see next time out! QOTD: Seresin in NZ- that place kills. GV- GET shipping to RI again!!!! (please…)
November 12, 2008

JayZee
Just back from a LONG vacation in the Caribbean and trying to catch up – very nice show. When I was in Bonn on business a couple of years ago, our hosts took us to a wine tasting of German wines that included several Pinot Noirs and many of them were quite good. Alas, I did not take any notes so I cannot tell you what they were.

QOTD: I’m afraid you predicted this one – Amisfield Pinot Noir from New Zealand (Central Otego).
November 12, 2008

ChdPhound
Not the best I’ve had, but very good. Meerlust Pinot Noir (Stellenbosch) late 90’s I think. Was also pretty cheap (at least at the time).
November 11, 2008

Norwegian Jon
Talking about new experience – from unknown areas. Try out some of the Germay Dornfelder from Badem Wurtemberg, or Zweigeldt from Burgenland Austria. Or even more excotic some Plavac from Croatia, and now I’am looking forward to the 18.th. of Nov. trying out the Vranacs of Montenegro, the real father of the Napa Zinfandeler. Its a great wineworld out there.
November 11, 2008

Keith
Cavit, Italy, fairly lean but I actually enjoyed it.
November 10, 2008

Michael Schoonmaker
My goal is to be able to answer your QOTD some day…
November 9, 2008

wannaBconnoisseur
Q – Not a huge pinot fan, but had some nice ones from NZ.
November 8, 2008

Kristen
I simply can’t believe you were at a loss for words at the start of the show! So weird….

QOTD: 2006 Montes Pinot Noir from Chile. It was great with the duck we ate. Yummy.
November 6, 2008

Angus
German pinots can provide some really good values for a wine that can be very costly (and not very good). I work at a 2 star restaurant in NYC and we have had a german pinot (actually the regular Oberbergen) by the glass for at least 6 months. I try to change it, and people go nuts. Very drinkable, slightly earthy with crushed/masserated strawberry.
November 6, 2008

MBannon
Cool show. I’ve had one German Pinot Noir. It was…interesting.

QOD – Best PN I’ve had outside of France and the US was from Italy. Tasty stuff! And very Italian.
November 5, 2008

Lord Nouda
Okay, okay, here is a comment. You’re totally right. For watching an episode, writing a comment in not too much to ask. The job is just a lot of fun and work recently, so I couldn’t get around to watch all of your episodes, lately. Sorry

QOTD: Uh, I can’t remember. But I’m from Germany (living in London now) and had lot’s of german wines. I bet including a few pinots.
November 4, 2008

vinosseur
Gary

You are very knowledgeable, but when you describe the first wine as tootsie roll meets tobacco and cherry cola, etc, I feel that you are over complicating things.. In my opinion, those are just the many ways to describe “too much oak”….

QOTD: The best NON North-American nor French Pinot Noir I think I have had was indeed German and from the Pfalz produced by probably one of the best Pinot Noir producers in Germany – Weingut Knipser..
November 4, 2008

Sharon
I’ll leave a comment, as it is the Vayniac way. Oh heck I nearly always leave a comment.
QOTD: I had a German Pinot Noir earlier this year which I enjoyed, the (OMG so many letters) Spatburgunder Rheingau Assmanns Hauser Hollenburg August Kesseler 2001.
November 4, 2008

Karl Laczko
Oh-burr-rot-vile……Oh-burr-burr-g’n…..Yo-nerr…. (you got that one right! )

Good show, interesting, informative, unusual.

QOTD – Concha y Toro Explorer 2005 Pinot Noir, Casablanca Valley, Chile.
November 4, 2008

Bernhard K.
QOTD: Pinot noir 2006 Achs Paul Austria
November 4, 2008

Eric S.
Had to laugh with the lurker comment, that is definitely me. I’ll try to leave more. Love Pinot’s, outside of the regions you mentioned, I would have to say I am a fan of New Zealand Pinot’s.
November 3, 2008

ChiroGuyDC
I want the GREEN!!!…wristband that is

QoTD: Never had a Pinot from Germany! I WILL NOW!
November 3, 2008

pete c
QOTD: Mt. Difficulty Roaring Meg Pinot Noir from New Zealand. Would like to try the Germans, though.
November 2, 2008

Stevo
New Zealand Pinot.

I love the Tim Calhoun SNL reference.
November 2, 2008

Greg
QOTD: Meinklang Blaugurgunder 2006 from Burgenland, Austria. At $16 a great value.
November 2, 2008

Tom Kersten
Sticking with Germany. Weingut Rudolf Furst 2005 Spatburgunder Klingenberger also anything by Jean Stodden in the Rech/Ahr area.