Holger Koch, Pinot Noir Reserve Size:6x750ml Juicy and vinous

Juicy and vinous

The nose seemed to have closed down since I last encountered it in 2012

Sweet tobacco

200-liter barrel made from the domaine's own trees and aged on the lees for 30 months (of which six were on the full lees)

full-bodied and supple-textured

Holger Koch, Pinot Noir Reserve Size:6x750ml Juicy and vinousThe 2018 Pinot Noir Reserve is remarkably fresh and spicy on the nose, with initially greenish notes intermixed with sour cherry and dark berry aromas that are even reminiscent of Cabernets. There is nice purity, precision and freshness, though. The wine is smooth and juicy on the palate, with fine, silky textured cherry and dark berry fruit that is intermixed with very fine tannins and toasty oak aromas on the finish. This is a tart, fresh and grippy