Today I am thirsty for
easy Pinot Noir! For a change, some German stuff will do nicely, I
guess! Since 2010, young Benedikt Baltes is in charge of the Pinot
(and of course the others) producing process at Weingut Stadt
Klingenberg in Churfranken (a Franconian subregion which is predominantly famous for its redsters). The Spätburgunder Buntsandstein, with reference its type
of soil – mottled sandstone, is his entry level Pinot Noir. So,
let's check out how his 2011 is doing right now ...
6:11
pm (just unscrewed)
Colour:
clearly very transparent, very light and a bit unusual orange-red
hue, pretty watery corona
Nose:
really fresh and delicate nose, scents of slightly warm – slightly
boiled - bright red berry fruits (preciseness could be a little bit
more evolved), relatively shy and surly cooler seeming rose-hip
impressions as well as a very well adjusted smokiness; so far a
convincing nose without airs and graces or plenty of demand. Very
open!
Taste:
at the beginning quite a lot of acid (a sharp and acidulous one), a
bit nervous general image, a mostly lean body with average length,
compared to the nose far more shy and vague fruitful flavours of
bright red berries and a lot of lemon'ish attributes (which seem just
a bit boiled, too), I hope the acidulous acid will integrate (I guess
I am rather sure); so far a light and lean Pinot with simple
structure and no real reasons to get bitchy. I think there some evo
potential for the hours ahead!
7:32
pm
Nose:
not much of a change here, perhaps a bit more rose-hip and a
bit more depth, so far so nice
Taste:
the fruit appears to be a bit sherbet'ish right now, the acid is
still a bit too lively, but settling (don't get me wrong, I really
don't mind proper acid, but it should not be dominating like it did
before), the fruit is far more clear and precise at the moment, even
the initially absent rose-hip is gaining more and more ground. So far
so nice as well ...
8:49
pm
Nose:
a bit more charisma and expression, warmer and a sweeter (in a
positive way) fruit and a bit less lively freshness
Taste:
the acid balance is improving steadily, to the end more warmth and
even some slightly noticeable velvety impression, rather pleasing
right now, fine finish; still lean type of Pinot – more thrilling
structure and body accentuation
6:10
pm (the day after)
Nose:
a bit less fruit expression compared to yesterday, still plenty of
rose-hip and gentle smokiness, a few traces of pickled cucumbers and
some assorted fresh greenery; an overall cool, a bit shy, not really
elegant, but surly pleasing nose
Taste:
the delicate and clear fruit flavours got more precise, perhaps some
evo towards some darker berry fruits, more cool smoke, the acid seems
really balanced right now, finish more subtle compared to yesterday;
right now a definitely a refreshing and (simply) pleasing Pinot with
sensitive characteristics, average depth (which is totally fine)
And
what a about the conclusion? Well, first I have
got get something off my chest! Sorry, but it was simple too much
marketing … whatsoever! Such a humongous pile up of platitudinous
descriptive wine related power expressions on the bottle's 290°
label was a little bit out of place for my taste (see second photo -
I hope you can't read German). I think the actual Buntsandstein
Spätburgunder from Bendikt Baltes wasn't that dimwitted to deserve
such nonsense! Ohh, what the hell - not that important anyway! The
inner values were enjoyable, easy to drink (apart
of the mentioned initial acid occupation), a bit very lean and very
clean, definitely “soil incorporating” and doubtlessly of decent
**** quality! Kinda fun stuff! Good QPR,
too. No need to hurry! One little tip: use a smaller glass. My Zalto
Burgundy glass was definitely too enormous for this delicate baby.
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