2024 Weingut Wasenhaus Spätburgunder, Baden, Germany Castel Noarna and ability to age gracefully

and ability to age gracefully for a decade or more

is sourced from younger-vine Merlot and Cabernet Franc and rests for 15 months in a combination of cement vat and barrel

1970 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo DOCG Piedmont

and does not block malolactic fermentation

the labor of the Mosel is extreme

2024 Weingut Wasenhaus Spätburgunder, Baden, Germany Castel Noarna and ability to age gracefullyThe entry level Pinot comes from mostly sandy and loess soils of different origins. Fermented 100% destemmed given the phenolic ripeness was not there an open top fermenter fermentation between 15 and 18 days and aged in used French oak for about 14 months. Brighter, sharper, lighter and more herbal than in previous vintages. A wine for the ages? vom Boden