From calcareous gypsum Keuper soils on top sites of the Remstal, macerated over three weeks (partly with whole grapes) and aged for 12 months in old 300-liter wooden barrels, the unfiltered 2022 Pinot Noir Steinwiege opens with a clear, fresh and intensely fragrant bouquet of red fruits and floral and earthy/mineral aromas. Silky, fresh and juicy on the palate, with clear and precise fruit and structured by fine tannins and delicate, stimulating crystalline acidity, this medium to full-bodied Pinot shows remarkable purity, elegance and class. It's almost too good for an estate wine. It was bottled in October last year with 12.5% stated alcohol and a Diam 10 cork. Tasted at the domaine in August 2024.(SR)