Enderle & Moll - Pinot Noir Basis 2021

Enderle & Moll is really just two guys, a tiny cellar, a few hectares of old vines, and a hell of a lot of buzz – even Jancis Robinson has called them “cult". Sven Enderle and Florian Moll farm a total of 2.1ha on the western fringe of the Black Forest. Most of their Pinot comes from two sites: one with 25-45 year-old vines planted in colored sandstone (Buntsandstein), and one other miniscule plot (0.045ha total) from four tiny terraces, home to 60 year-old vines (the oldest in the region) planted in shell limestone (Muschelkalk). All work in the vineyard is done by hand, yields are low, and vineyard work is organic/biodynamic.

The basis has tart, nearly sour red fruit, bright yet also edged by soil-inflected spices. If on day one the wine can be a bit tomato-y, on day two the palate broadens and presents more fresh, red fruit emerges.

Type: Red
Producer: Enderle & Moll
Varietal:  Pinot Noir
Country: Germany
Region: Baden
Farming: Organic, Biodynamic