- Certified biodynamic
- Mostly Pinot Noir along with a field blend of varieties
- Bedrock of Jurassic limestone with fossils and Quartenary- era flat limestone rocks in soil
- Same type of limestone that is found in Clos de Bèze
- Planted between 1977-1997
- 15% whole cluster
- Indigenous yeast
- Aged in barrel for 24 months (30% new)
- Unfined and unfiltered
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2020
Country:
France
Region:
Alsace
Appellation:
Alsace
Variety:
Pinot Noir
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Certified Biodynamic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | FR-DES-37-20 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
98
Date
2025-05-29
Wine Advocate
Score
96
Date
2025-02-06
"The 2020 Burlenberg"
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2024-05-07
"The 2020 Burlenberg is a Pinot Noir with a roughly 5% portion of white Pinot grapes. Grown on limestone on a fault-line with granite, interspersed with volcanic ash, the weathering has created a mixed soil with brown, basic earth. This results in acidic wines, helped along by the altitude of 350 meters—the highest parcel of the domaine. Florality hits with the first sniff, followed by creamy tenderness and a hit of iron oxide and smokiness. The palate is smooth, unfolding like dark silk, yet juicy. This wine used to be so rustic, so exuberant, almost boisterous with much teenage energy; while there are grippy tannins, this has been tamed into elegance, with superb energy still in place. This is firm, structured, lasting and muscular, but so toned and finessed. Bone-dry"
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2019
Decanter
Score
95
Date
2024-01-10
2019
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2023-10-01
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2025-02-06
"The 2019 Burlenberg "La Colline br–l,e" is deep, dense and intense on the nose that shows dried fruit-skin aromas intermingled with floral and mineral notes. Full-bodied, dense and intense on the palate, this is a rich and complex yet fine and slowly opening Pinot that develops beautiful tones of maturity and complexity. It is an impressive and warming red wine from an excellent vintage with lots of sunshine but also enough rain. 13.5% stated alcohol. Tasted in Barr, November 2024."
2017
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2022-01-01
2017
Wine Advocate
Score
92+
Date
2023-04-05