2020 A. Christmann Aus den Lagen Spätburgunder

Region: Pfalz, Germany

Grape: Pinot Noir

Culinary Suggestions: Roast Duck, Quail, Grilled White Meats, Mushroom Risotto

Vineyard Practice: Organic, Biodynamic

About

The beautiful winery and home of the Christmann family can be found in the quaint town of Gimmeldingen in the centre of the Mittelhaart of the Pfalz, about an hour from Frankfurt & half an hour from Strasbourg, in the Palantine, that lies on the Rhine and connects Alsace in the north to the Rheinhessen in the south. The story of this brilliant & historic estate dates back to the 16th Century and the French Republic, that once ruled the village of Gimmeldingen as well as the greater Palantine region. In 1798 the area was transformed after the local nobility fled, and after the church were relieved of their sovereign rights, Georg Köhler, an ancient ancestor of the Christmann family, seized the opportunity to acquire some land and laid the original foundations of what would become the Christmann estate that we know & adore today. Skip forward a few hundred years & a few generations to the present day, and the estate today is managed under the watchful eye of the superstar father & daughter duo that is Steffen & Sophie Christmann. - Importer Note

Tasting Notes

Christmann's 2020 Spätburgunder Aus den Lagen opens with a pure, fresh, earthy and spicy/toasty bouquet of dark cherries and black berries. Silky, lush and saline on the palate, this is a pure, very elegant and charmingly fruity Pinot with fine tannins, good salinity and intensity. Diam cork. Tasted at the domaine in November 2022.

90 points - Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate December 2022

Drink: 2023 - 2026