Pinot Blanc de Noir 2024

Wine description for Pinot Blanc de Noir 2024 by Klaus Vorgrimmler

Colour & appearance

Radiant golden yellow with copper reflections — an elegant hint at the dark grapes from which this white wine originates.

Nose

From the very first swirl, this wine wins you over: ripe pear, quince and red apple, beneath which lie delicate notes of milk chocolate, coffee beans and vanilla pod. An aromatic profile that immediately whets the appetite for matching dishes.

Palate

Juicy and fresh, yet creamy and charming. The 13 per cent alcohol is never noticeable — the wine practically dances across the tongue. An exceedingly fine spiciness provides tension and calls for savoury dishes.

Finish

Long and lively, with a spicy aftertaste and mineral precision that speaks of the warming loess soils of the Tuniberg.

Terroir & origin

Klaus and Maj Britt Vorgrimmler cultivate just 3.2 hectares on the sun-drenched southern tip of the Tuniberg near Freiburg. The fertile loess soils store the warmth of the sun and lend the wines power and finesse. Alfalfa, buckwheat and clover grow between the vine rows — the soil life hums all year round.

Grape variety & vinification

A Blanc de Noir from Spätburgunder: hand-harvested, destemmed and pressed slowly for four to five hours so that only a little colour is extracted. The must clarifies overnight by gravity, ferments spontaneously in stainless steel and remains on its gross lees without any sulphur additions. Only in spring is it racked, coarsely filtered once and bottled with 30 to 40 mg of total sulphur — nothing else.

Food recommendations

The fine spiciness and creamy texture pair beautifully with savoury Asian dishes, veal or poultry in a light sauce; it also handles Käsespätzle (cheese noodles) or a savoury quince tart with aplomb.

Special features

The estate has been organic since 1985 and is now certified organic, a pioneer of the biodynamic movement in Baden — and a demonstration farm of the Federal Ministry. The fact that red grapes can yield a white wine of such vitality and finesse exemplifies how consistent work in the soil and gentle handling in the cellar interact: restrained in appearance, decisive in expression.