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

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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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Sad News... Bernhard Huber "Godfather of German Pinot" passed...

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Ever since I visited Kaiserstuhl 3 years ago to taste some German Pinot Noir, I have been in love w/ the region. 

I remember meeting Mr. Huber early last fall @ a wine festival in his home village of Malterdingen in South-West German region of Baden. I was told he had a cancer & most likely he would not be there to see us...

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Kaiserstuhl, a most beautiful region producing beautiful wines!

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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...

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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...