Domaine Marcel Deiss - Burlenberg "La Colline Brulee" 2020

The characteristics of Burlenberg, come almost exclusively from the terroir, a silicified entrochy limestone, close to those found in the Côtes de Nuits (Clos de Bèze - lower Bajocian entrochy limestone). This soil is a wonderful home for Pinot Noir to which it gives a marked colour, a quality of tannins, a certain virility and a great aptitude for ageing. The Beurot, present in small proportion, blends suppleness and elegance.

Nose: dark, vinous, discreet mental colours: deep red, warm brick. Mouthfeel: lively, oval, sappy mouth; salivation in the middle of the tongue, fresh, peppery, lateral warmth, large volume. There is both horizontal calcareous tension and a warm, volcanic thickness. The length is impressive, tense, refreshing, with a compact, massive second mouth that comes back like a wave.

Companion planting of Pinot Noir (right and fine) and other transfers of Pinots (Beurot, Meunier, White, Grey).

"This great Alsace red is just beginning to come into its best youthful drinking phase. The incredibly deep wet earth, savory and wild berry aromas pull you into the deep well of minerality on the medium- to full-bodied palate. Huge finish with hypnotic spicy and savory complexity plus a remarkable saltiness. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold." - 98 Points, James Suckling

"The 2020 Burlenberg "La Colline brûlée" offers a deep, rich and very intense yet also finessed and complex bouquet of perfectly ripe and elegant dark and red fruits. Full-bodied, intense and textural on the palate, this is a generous, very intense and warming Pinot with intense fruit and structure, silky tannins and a remarkably saline and complex texture and this salivating salinity. Still young but with great ambitions, this is one of the finest and most complex Alsace Rouges. 13.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in April 2024." - 96 Points, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Producer: Marcel Deiss

Country: France

Region: Alsace

Varietal: Pinot Noir 

Appellation: Alsace 

Vintage: 2020

Size: 750ml