2018 Graacher Himmelreich*** Pinot Noir Q.b.A. trocken Markus Molitor, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (0,75l)

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2018 Graacher Himmelreich*** Pinot Noir Q.b.A. trocken, Markus Molitor

Like very fine perfume! The 2018 Pinot Noir Graacher Himmelreich *** opens with a beautifully fine and intense, slate-driven and very particular, highly energetic bouquet that initially shows notes of barbecue coal ashes intertwined with iodine and cherry but then becomes very delicate and utterly complex with aeration. A unique, world-class Pinot Noir again. Silky, refined and very elegant on the palate, this is a crystalline, saline, enormously intense as well as sustainable Pinot with great purity and finesse that uplifts the intensity and complexity of this vigorous beauty that will remain on your mind even longer than on the palate. No heavyweight here, but it's possibly the most energetic Himmelreich I have tasted here so far. And this, don't forget, from the very dry and hot 2018 vintage. A stunner! 13% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine from AP 126 20 in July 2022. - Stephan Reinhardt, Aug. 2022