2024 Grauburgunder N, Michael Andres

"From 34-year-old vines on loam, quartz and loess soils and aged in tonneaux and stück for nine months, the 2024 Grauburgunder –N– offers an intense, precise and textured nose with fine sur lie aromas and the savory flavor of quartz. Full-bodied, round and juicy on the palate, this is a Rhenish or Palatinate interpretation of a Pinot variety. The wine is elegant and fresh as well as fruity and reveals fine yet grippy and savory tannins on the finish. The wine is dense and intense thanks to its élevage of 10 months on the lees. This is a ripe and complex Pinot Gris bottled with 12% stated alcohol. Let's call it a sensation in every respect, but above all, this wine may serve as a stylistic model for millions of insignificant but also overly ambitious Pinot Gris wines that are produced without regard for market demand. Natural cork." (Stephan Reinhardt in www.robertparker.com)