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Wasenhaus, Spatburgunder, 2024

Red Wine from Baden, Germany
$56.99
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This is the way into one of Baden's most exciting young Pinot Noir estates, and it isn't a watered-down version of the house: this entry-level Spätburgunder is cut from the same cloth as the estate's top wines. Christoph Wolber and Alexander Götze met in Burgundy, working at domaines like Leflaive, Domaine de la Vougeraie, Comte Armand, Pierre Morey and de Montille. Back home in Baden, starting with the 2016 vintage, they've gone looking for old vines and ancient Pinot clones. Every vineyard they work is farmed organically and biodynamically. The fruit comes mostly from sandy and loess soils. A fun detail: everything Wasenhaus makes is bottled as Landwein, so the label can't name a village or a vineyard. You have to know what's in the bottle. What keeps us coming back to this house is Burgundian elegance and transparency, with an aromatic lift and mineral crunch that's pure Baden.

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More about Wasenhaus

Germany makes the best Riesling in the world, a universally accepted truth. But as Eric Asimov recently discussed, there’s more to Germany than the big R. Loads of other grapes excel across the country. Some, like Pinot Noir, you may be more familiar with than others: for instance, Weissburgunder.

Weissburgunder is just the German word for Pinot Blanc, a grape that doesn't get a lot of attention in the shadow of its more popular siblings: Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris(gio). But after tasting through some aged bottles in winemakers' personal cellars, we are starting to think it's actually a conspiracy. They're just keeping the best wines for themselves.

None of these great examples ever seemed to cross the Atlantic, until Stephen Bitterolf—the star importer of Keller, Lauer, Haart and more—brought us the Wasenhaus wines last year and our minds were blown.

The domain, run by two friends (one of whom is the vineyard manager of Burgundy's Domaine de Montille) is tiny, at just 1.5 hectares of land. When output is this small, it’s hard to buy the wine, and it took many visits over many vintages before Stephen was able to secure a small allocation. A couple of vintages later and everyone else has figured out our conspiracy hunch. The Wasenhaus wines now sell out before they even hit the docks.

Region: Baden, a warm corner of Germany where French grapes can ripen just fine on limestone soils. In fact, many of their vines are on north-facing slopes to keep ripeness under control.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Pinot Noir

  • Vintage

    2024

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Crisp

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast chicken with thyme and garlic; duck breast with a cherry sauce; Flammkuchen with bacon and onion; wild mushroom tart; seared salmon with lentils; pork tenderloin with roasted root vegetables.

Tasting Profile

Expect a light-to-medium-bodied, transparent Pinot Noir in a Burgundian mould: red cherry and raspberry, with a savoury, gently spicy lift from stem inclusion. Typically fresh acidity and fine, supple tannins carry a crunchy, mineral edge through to a dry, clean finish. Think elegant village Bourgogne rather than a plush, fruit-heavy Pinot.

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WINE GUIDES

German Wines

Is there a better grape than Riesling? Is there a better value? Its fruit purity, its perfume, and its mineral nuance are all unparalleled. And for centuries, the top German Rieslings were priced accordingly: at least as expensive as the top red wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy. But nowadays you could spend a lifetime exploring Germany’s great Riesling-producing regions while staying well within your budget. You might take an occasional break to try Germany’s other white grapes or perhaps a glass of Spätburgunder (the local name for Pinot Noir). It’s time to get started!

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