Ziereisen

Ziereisen Schulen Blauer Spätburgunder

Also just bottled, this smells amazing, tres Corton; the palate is more tannic and gravelly; it also leans in a “pine-needle” direction and yields to a smoky, stony detailed finish. The site is limestone layered with alluvial stones from the old Rhine, and this is the first wine to see any new wood.

Info

Producer:

Ziereisen

Vintage:

2019

Country:

Germany

Region:

Baden

Appellation:

Baden

Variety:

Pinot Noir

Color:

Red

Farming Practice:

Sustainable

Sizes Available

Full Bottle

DE-ZIE-04-19

12/750ml

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Press & Reviews

Wine Advocate

Score

Date

2022-06-30

"From Jurassic chalk soils and aged in (10% new) barrels for 20 months, the Blauer Spätburgunder (a.k.a. Pinot Noir) 2019 Schulen opens with an intense and generous yet, after a longer while of aeration, rather pure, refined and elegant nose of ripe and spicy dark fruits intermingled with discreet but noble toasty notes such as coffee and cacao beans, later on rather crushed limestone tones. Lush and round but dry and fresh on the palate, this is a light to medium-bodied, straight and grippy Pinot Noir with fine tannins and refreshing phenolic acidity. The 2019 Schulen develops a fine, tart and youthful finish. This is an everyday Pinot with a characterful and fruity finish. 13% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted form L 2121 in June 2022."

REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES

2017

parker

Score

Date

2020-08-13

"Fermented on the mash for about six weeks and aged in Assmann barriques for two years (only 5% of which were new), Ziereisen's 2017 Schulen offers an intense, spicy, well-concentrated and slightly toasty bouquet of dark cherries and berries but also reveals nice freshness and purity as well as notes of bloody liver. The wine is still a bit reductive but should open up with aeration. It is silky textured, pure and fresh on the palate, with good concentration, ripe tannins and a tart, fresh finish. This is a juicy, elegant and serious Pinot for every day, even Sundays. 13% alcohol. Tasted from lot L 02 20 in July 2020."

2016

parker

Score

Date

2020-02-03

"Aged in Assmann barriques for 24 months, the 2016 Schulen offers a pure, fresh, coolish and spicy cherry and dark berry bouquet with just a hint of oak (only 10% of the barrels were new). Wonderfully silky and fresh on the palate, with remarkable finesse and refreshing phenolic grip (six weeks of maceration), this is a straight and stimulatingly edgy and almost peppery Pinot with purity and a refreshing finish. Promising. Tasted from lot L2418 in January 2020."

2016

wine and spirits

Score

Date

2020-04-13

"From a parcel of stony limestone, this is succulent with juicy cherry flavors. It feels fresh and lively, with a streak of lemon-peel acidity that illuminates the wine’s foresty herbal spice."

2015

parker

Score

90+

Date

2020-01-31

"Tasted from lot L1017, Ziereisen's Pinot Noir 2015 Schulen opens with a pure, clear, fresh and fairly toasty yet intense and serious bouquet of dark berries and fresh oak (although only 10% of new oak was used during the 21 months of élevage, according to the back label). On the palate, this is a full-bodied and intense yet silky-textured and elegant Pinot with refreshing acidity and remarkable transparency. The finish is long and concentrated and wonderfully dry and refreshing in the aftertaste. The wine keeps its firm and persistent structure and is full of aging potential."

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