The 2022 Spatburgunder Centgrafenberg GG offers a deep, fresh and spicy bouquet of ripe and concentrated sour cherries and crushed red sandstone with coolish and greenish or herbal notes. Full-bodied and lush yet also intense and refined on the palate, this is a silky textured, very elegant and finessed Pinot with crunchy tannins and stimulating salts on the long, intense and thrilling finish. As always, this is a great German Pinot Noir. It was bottled in March this year with 13% stated alcohol and a natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in April 2024. 96+ points

A classic beauty, even though Sebastian Fürst favours a high proportion of whole grapes. In the exceptional 2022 vintage, this approach blends seamlessly into the overall profile of ripe cherry fruit, freshly ground black pepper, and mallow blossom. The tannins are silky and fine-grained. A wine that can compete with the finest Burgundies. 97 points