{"product_id":"enderle-moll-baden-weiss-grau-2019-trc","title":"Enderle \u0026 Moll, Baden, \"Weiß \u0026 Grau\" 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll wines purchased upon release, many purchased importer-direct, and all stored in a purpose built redundant temperature and humidity controlled cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2019 Enderle \u0026amp; Moll \"Weiß \u0026amp; Grau\" is an inventive, skin-contact natural white wine (effectively an orange wine) crafted by the cult-favorite Baden estate Weingut Enderle \u0026amp; Moll. Known as ultimate contrarians in a region heavily dominated by high-alcohol, conventional co-ops, founders Sven Enderle and Florian Moll pioneered light-extraction, low-intervention winemaking in Baden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eThe Blend:\u003c\/strong\u003e Historically a 60\/40 blend of old-vine Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc) and Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris), the 2019 vintage uniquely incorporated 30% Müller-Thurgau into the mix for the first time, amplifying its freshness.\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eAromatics\u003c\/strong\u003e: It opens with a beautifully aromatic nose featuring tangerine peel, bruised melon, and candied orange, complexed by savory hints of rhubarb, wet gravel, and white pepper.\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003ePalate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Translucent, copper-pinkish orange in the glass. The palate is bone-dry and vibrant, driven by crisp, mouthwatering acidity anchored by a light-to-medium body and a subtle, pithy, tannic grip derived from its short skin fermentation.\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eTechnical Details\u003c\/strong\u003e: The grapes undergo 4 to 5 days of skin contact before being gently pressed and aged for 10 months on the lees in steel and used large oak casks. It is bottled unfined and unfiltered with an alcohol level of 13% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlorian Moll \u003c\/strong\u003e(alongside his partner Geraldine and cellar-master Maxence) is one of Germany’s most sought-after Pinot Noir producers. Even though they only started in 2007, the estate has already developed a cult following, despite their ‘no fuss’ low tech approach. Florian cultivates 4 hectares of vines in Münchweier, a historic winemaking village on the slopes of the Black Forest in Baden. The sandstone and limestone rich soils found here are capable of yielding lifted and focused expressions of Pinot Noir, and he is lucky to have some of the oldest Pinot Noir vines in Baden. Florian does not have a certification, but believes that farming organically is the ‘new old’, normal way that his grandfather’s generation would have always practice. Despite being the exception to the rule in the otherwise heavily industrialised (however small structured) region of Baden, all the steep vineyard work is done by hand. Naturally, the yields are kept very low. The grapes are pressed with a pneumatic press and elévage is carried out in used barrels between 225 and 500L in size.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDespite often being compared to great Burgundian estates, Florian is not trying to replicate the Burgundian style. For him and his team, it is far more important to capture and express the potential of their own impressive terroir. Overly ripe fruit and high alcohol levels can obscure terroir, which is why they choose to declassify all their wines to ‘Tafelwein’ (table wine). This frees them up to make wine in a more transparent and energetic style; a far cry from the heavy-handed Pinot Noirs that Baden is often associated with.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the past few years, they have also proven a real talent for more experimental white and skin- contact wines, and in fact, they were making unfiltered, low sulphur white wines years before Germany saw a birth of young generation natural winemakers that adopted this style.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE REITMAN COLLECTION","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53075503120664,"sku":"JR24191-store","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/5302\/9400\/files\/Reitman_Collection_Logo.png?v=1793221725","url":"https:\/\/chapfour.com\/products\/enderle-moll-baden-weiss-grau-2019-trc","provider":"CHAPTER 4 | FINE + RARE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}