DR HEGER – WORLD CLASS PINOT NOIR - My Report in Spirito Di Vino Asia...

Reproduced from Spirito di Vino Asia, Year 3, Issue #13...

Few wine lovers would deny that Germany is the source of some of the best (if not the best) Rieslings in the world.  Could it be possible that is also makes some of the most beautiful Pinot Noirs as well?

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Friedrichshafen, The Comforting Feeling of Déjà-Vu...

It's a little ironic that most of my friends look for new experiences as they travel & what satisfies me the most as I do is the comfort of the déjà-vu...

Nowadays, as I travel, I love to return to old places, stay in the same rooms, & eat at the same restaurants as I have always done. Friedrichshafen, where I have returned at this time for the last 20 year exactly gives me that satisfaction. 

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Kaiserstuhl, a most beautiful region producing beautiful wines!

Of the great many wine regions I have visited in the last 3-4 years, this one must be the 2nd or 3rd most beautiful (after the Douro & Salta)... I am sorry that my photos below absolutely do not render justice to the sheer beauty of the landscapes & its many terraces. A beautiful region worth a visit, just a stone throw from Alsace...

Abril, German precision to produce very good wines in this wonderful sub-region of Baden in south-west Germany, a stone throw from Alsace....

abril rosé 2012

Bright & vibrant red fruits w? a delightful minerality & freshness on the finish. absolutely wonderful... 

abril magmatit 2011

delicacy & elegance. subtle complexity & much intellectual captivation. a wine to enjoy slowly with delicate food & a beautiful person to share it with...

abril nselberg spatburgunder beerenauslese 2010

a beautiful discovery... a sweet pinot noir from late harvested grapes... sultry, seductive, and unforgettable...