About Bernhard Huber
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2012 Bernhard Huber Wildenstein Reserve Pinot Noir Grosses Gewächs
Bernhard Huber
The name means "Wild Stone", and the site is distinguished by small terraces, some of which have ancient, dry stone walls. Pinot Noir was brought here 700 years ago by Cistercian monks from Burgundy. The soil is reddish from iron deposits with some very rocky ground, forcing the vines to root deeply and providing useful trace elements and minerals which are reflected in the wines. The planting density is between 5,000 and 10,000 vines/ha. This deeply mineral, finely structured wine is the greatest expression of Pinot Noir from Huber, and has the greatest aging potential.
September, 2014
jancisrobinson.com
19/20
Medium depth raspberry hue with pink-purple rim. Call it Muschelkalk, coquina or shell limestone, and other vineyards have this terroir too, but not many contain as much iron as the Wildenstein plot. I would not claim that it leaves grit between your teeth, but certainly exhibits a medicinal minerality very different from the slate of the Ahr or the red withered sandstone of Fürst’s Hundsrück. It combines smoky, salty, fruity, juicy and savoury components in a perfection that defies description. We do need to mention the use of oak; it has been mastered at the estate decades ago and is delivered in subtle doses which do not disturb the equilibrium of the wine. A must for those Pinot Noir lovers who can afford it.
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