4 editor-picked Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir) producers across 1 region.
A guide to Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir) worth seeking out, by region. We list the estates, how each region expresses the grape, and the bottles that show it best.
An ambitious estate spanning the Mosel and Saar with one of the largest collections of top sites in the region, plus serious Mosel Pinot Noir. Famous for its star-coded labelling of dry, off-dry and sweet styles.
Tasting: Vinothek open Monday to Friday 10:00 to 17:00, weekends and holidays by appointment.
A monastic-rooted Ruwer estate whose three monopole vineyards, Abtsberg, Herrenberg and Brudersberg, surround the manor. Filigree, long-lived Rieslings with documented winegrowing back to the 10th century.
Tasting: Open Monday to Friday 08:00 to 17:00; Saturdays 10:00 to 16:00 from May to October, and by appointment.
A nine-generation family estate in Wehlen with parcels in the Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Graacher Domprobst and Bernkasteler sites. Riesling-focused, with a small amount of Spatburgunder.
Tasting: Vinothek and Riesling cafe in the garden; tastings and sales at the Wehlen estate.
A cult micro-estate proving the slate Mosel can make serious Pinot Noir. Daniel Twardowski's Pinot Noix is grown on Devonian slate and made in a Burgundian, low-yield style.
Tasting: Very small estate; visits and tastings strictly by appointment.
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