Franz Keller, Oberrotweiler Eichberg Spatburgunder 2019

You have everything you would expect here from a top producer's Grosses Gewächs Pinot Noir. Richness meets restraint, with ample black and red fruit, layered with subtle oak spice, black pepper, florals and stony graphite minerality that provides a backbone and firm foundation for long ageing potential. This is a very handsome Pinot Noir and a top example of Baden's growing reputation as as a premier Pinot Noir region, with its exceptional combination of chalk and volcanic soil, which is particularly pronounced in this Eichberg site, contributing to the wine's attractively robust character.