2022 Burgstadter Berg Spatburgunder Erste Lage

From plots within the Centgrafenberg (40%) and Hunsrück (60%) grands crus, the 2022 Spätburgunder Bürgstadter Berg 1G is deep, intense and elegant on the finely concentrated and fruity nose that shows aromas of ripe cherries, blackcurrant and nuances of woodruff combined with crunchy salts and ripe, finely grained tannins. This is Pinot as an event! Dense and generous yet open on the immediately conquering palate, this is another amazing 2022 from Sebastian Fürst. It is pure, fresh and saline, very delicate and spectacularly long and tensioned but never powerful or big. 13% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in April 2024.

AP number 13 24. VDP Erste Lage. 15% new oak. Light cherry red. More of a dark rosé than a red. Red fruit and spice but the oak is very subtle, more pepper than spice and an impression of minerally stone dust. Fine-boned, compact and scented on the palate. Medium-bodied, persistent. (JH)