2012 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Classification Grosses Gewächs (GG)
Region Baden
Fermentation Vessels New oak barrels (malolactic-fermentation stage)
Oak Types French oak (second-fill maturation)
Production Details Matured in new oak barrels through completion of malolactic fermentation, then for 12 months in second-fill French oak barrels.
Tasting Notes Fuller-bodied and richer than 2011, with cherry, rosehip, raspberry, toast, tobacco and oak; complex and elegant, finely balanced, with a very long, lightly tannic finish.
2011 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Classification Grosses Gewächs (GG)
Region Baden
Production Details Sommerhalde vineyard reported as 2.1 hectares (5.19 acres); the 2011 bottling carried AP number 22 and reported production was 417 cases.
Tasting Notes Fragrant and ripe, with blueberry, cherry, toast and rosehip; supple, full-bodied and medium-rich, with firm acidity, fine balance and a very long, harmonious finish.
2010 Technical Specifications
Classification Grosses Gewächs (GG)
Region Baden
Grape Clone 40% Pinot clones; 15% Freiburg clones; 45% material of unknown origin because of the vines’ age
Tasting Notes Dark-coloured and cool in profile, with a deep, broad and multilayered bouquet; restrained rather than demonstrative, and styled as a classical Burgundian Pinot Noir.
Critics Ratings 18
Producer Information
Website
Address
Heimbacher Weg 19,79364 Malterdingen
Phone
+49 (0)7644/9297220
Email
Owner
Barbara und Julian Huber
Cellarmaster
Julian Huber