I dropped by the organic wine shop in my neighbourhood the other Sunday and they were showcasing a number of wines from this organic German estate from Baden, Weingut Heitlinger. This estate which joined the VDP a couple of years ago, has holdings in some very fine vineyards, and produces some very fine Grosses Gewaches wines from both Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir. I tried a couple of Pinot Gris wines (including the GG wine) and a Pinot Noir from their GG site, produced before the estate joined VDP (and hence ineligible for GG).
There was also a blended red called Black Tie, made mainly from Lemberger (80%), with smatterings of Pinot Noir (15%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (5%). This latter was a deep purple ruby, with a woody red fruits nose and a hint of tuna fishiness on the nose. The palate was slightly sweet with a good amount of fruity acidity on the palate, accompanied by a slight hint of savouriness. This was all held together with acid and wood.
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