Markus Molitor, Trarbacher Schlossberg Pinot Noir 3* other_regions_italy Palate-staining blackberry

Palate-staining blackberry

tight and not revealing much aromatically beyond pure white flower and spice aromas though the rich

A real standout wine

This is even more floral-suffused

Alta Mesa vineyard (Santa Barbara County)

Markus Molitor, Trarbacher Schlossberg Pinot Noir 3* other_regions_italy Palate-staining blackberryWild and untamed as always yet pure, fresh and slatey on the still reductive, just slightly oaky and leathery nose with its tobacco and sweet red fruit and plum skin aromas, the full bodied, tight and concentrated 2016 Pinot Noir Trarbacher Schlossberg *** is juicy, nervy, salty and piquant on the palate, which is also tight and tensioned and with great astringency. Tasted at the domain in September 2020.