2024 Koehler-Ruprecht Pinot Noir Kabinett Trocken, Pfalz, Germany Domaine de la Pinte France (20)

France (20)

but the Defaix family owns a prime parcel of old vines (45 years of age) in the original cru—the Vaillon

The 2021 is textured yet precise—almond

we left them in small bins in the shade to further concentrate for two to four weeks before pressing

with stirring of

2024 Koehler-Ruprecht Pinot Noir Kabinett Trocken, Pfalz, Germany Domaine de la Pinte France (20)This historic estate, managed by the legendary and larger than life Bernd Philippi for the last decades and now with the assistance of cellarmaster Dominik Sona, is undoubtedly one of the top estates in the Pfalz. The Pinot is destemmed, fermented naturally in tank and moved into one new Doppelstck (2400L) and some old Halbstck (600L) barrels for 2 years.