TN. Very nice Grauburgunder from Baden.

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Bob Parsons Alberta

Bob Parsons
I have visited the area a couple of times as my stepfather was from Haslach, just down the road so to speak.

TN: 2010 Weingut Bercher Jechtinger Eichert Grauburgunder Kabinett Trocken, Baden Germany.

Light yellow, no pink tones here. Lots of action on the nose with pear, herbs, apple on day 2. Can I also mention the dreaded word "mineral"?.
Dryish entry on the palate, fresh, good grip and structure. Apple, very nice citrusy kick, "immediately drinkable" from across the table. Held up well overnight with some more mineral tones. Went well with veal scallopini and asparagus.
 
One of my best memories of a Pinot Gris was also from Germany, from the Keller estate in Rheinhessen. If my memory is correct, it was not unlike yours from Baden. It was really dry, unlike most from Alsace, and had a certain richness as well as freshness, unlike most from Italy.
 
Another excellent producer for white and red Pinots from Baden (just a few miles away from Bercher) is Weingut Reinhold und Cornelia Schneider. Very very reliable and reasonably priced.
 
I'll just put in my 2 cents about the Weissburgunders of Baden, which for my tastes were outstanding, with a great balance of depth, aromaticity and liveliness. I had quite a few that I liked and will hopefully have a few more soon.

Mark Lipton
 
Quite different clones in Alsace, Rheinhessen (sorry, I'm not very familiar with what's planted in Baden) and Italy, hence the distinct textural profiles as well as sugar:acid ratios. Sometimes I think the Alsatian growing season is too extreme for anything but off-dry Pinot Gris (but not too much botrytis). Try the Boxler Wiptal - it's very, very good, an example of why one should not be afraid of residual sugar in a wine.
 
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