In the weeks ahead I am
willing to confront my palate with a couple of Teutonic Tintos (resp.
German Pinot Noir). The favoured few will come from various
viticulture regions and subregions from all over Germany. I am
thinking about places like Breisgau in Baden, Württemberg,
Kaiserstuhl in Baden, Franken, Mosel, Rheingau and Pfalz. The actual
selection process will be rather imprudent, spontaneous and certainly
without the intention to present the pick of the best from each
region. In short: everything Teutonic, ready to drink, hopefully
drinkable and available (in the cellar) gets beheaded in the
forthcoming three weeks.
Today, I would like to start with the top shelf Pinot from Master of Wine Jürgen von der Mark. His winery is situated in
Markgräflerland's Bad Bellingen in the very South-West of Germany. The vineyard for his “Liedwein” (song wine) from 2008 “For unto us a child was
born” is situated in Breisgau's Tuniberg region just South of Freiburg. Well, let's hope this Pinot will sing to me as magnificently
exhilarating as Händel's song from the oratorio
Messiah ...
