2014 Huber Malterdingen Pinot Noir

The Malterdinger Pinot Noir is the village wine from Weingut Huber in Baden. Fruit comes from vines of up to 25 years of age, with deeper roots, 30 to 35% whole bunch. After harvesting the grapes with a crop round 55 hl per ha, this wine matures for 12 months in three- and four-year-old barriques.

Love a German Pinot, there’s something about them that really appeals to me. Has an earthy/lead pencil thing going on over dark and sour cherry, with a little spice and sap. It’s medium-bodied, vigorous and energetic, with again that lead pencil stuff, and a slaty mineral feel. Perhaps some orange peel on the finish too, and a lick of kitten’s tongue tannin to close. Lovely stuff. You can smash it, or contemplate it, but either way it’s a fine glass of Pinot Noir. - February 2018, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front, 93 points