Steintal

Franken | Klingenberg

Steintal, formerly Weingut Benedikt Baltes, takes its new name from two defining features of the Churfranken — Stein (red sandstone) and Tal (the steep, terraced slopes). The wines are singularly cool, slender, taut, and sculpted because Benedikt thinks of them not in terms of other reds, even Burgundy, but of riesling. “Good pH, fine extraction, and reductive methods” are, he says, crucial to achieving the level of finesse and detail that mark the wines. Certified Organic as of 2018, produced with native yeasts and without filtration these wines have an alluring strength, with delicate fruit and aromatics, grip and depth.

Steintal 2015 Spätburgunder Bischofsberg Erste Lage

The 2015 was declassified to Erste Lage, but this will be bottled as Grosses Gewächs in 2016. Here is a full-bodied pinot noir from Benedikt: ruby red in color, with aromas of cassis and black raspberry. There is a “coolness” to the wine though too, with structure and balance. It was fermented in local Klingenberg oak and it is a serious pinot noir that rivals top offerings from around the world. If you question the pedigree of German pinot noir, this wine will convince you.

  • 2015
  • Pinot Noir
  • Erste Lage
  • Germany
  • Franken
  • Churfranken
  • Biodynamic
  • Bischofsberg
  • South
  • Red sandstone
  • 18 months barrique
  • German Barrique
  • 750 ml

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