The 2021 Rosé de Diel is bright, clear and floral on the nose, full of bright red berry, floral and flinty aromas. Aged in 80% oak in stainless steel and 20% in oak, this is a charmingly round but dry and textured, finely yeasty and tannic Pinot rosé with a serious finish. 12% stated alcohol. Screw-cap closure. Tasted at the domaine in August 2022.

The 2010 Rose de Diel Pinot Noir (whose German label refers to its cepage as “Spatburgunder”) offers juicy, tart, fresh cherry augmented by piquant pit and an invigorating nip of cress, which nicely balance the wine’s touch of sweetness. Enjoy it over the next year or two. While her famous father Armin naturally continues as a trusted advisor, it is evident in conversation as well from continued adjustments in methodology that Caroline Diel is settling into her role as hands-on manager of this great estate, clearly positioning it as one of those lucky enough to receive the special benefits and blessings that can accrue to felicitous multi-generational collaboration. Selective double-salt de-acidification was performed here in 2010 – occasionally even in lots destined for residually sweet wines – and skin contact encouraged. Alcohol levels for this year’s Grosse Gewachse are in the moderate, 12.5-13% range.Importer: Terry Theise Estate Selections, imported by Michael Skurnik Wines, Inc., Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300

The 2009 Rose de Diel represents a welcome and dramatic bounce-back in quality for this pink Pinot Noir, once again not legally trocken, but this year – at 10-11 grams of fruit-supportive residual sugar – essentially dry-tasting. Hazelnut and almond mingle with tart-edged red fruits and fresh lime in what I could easily imagine being a blend of Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Riesling. The balance of richness with levity and refreshment here is quite seductive. While I have no experience with aging this cuvee, I anticipate that it will be best enjoyed over the next 12-18 months. Caroline Diel’s 2009 collection is noteworthy not only for a range of outstanding Riesling such as has long been anticipated (though seldom bettered) at this estate, but also for a set of wines from the Pinot family – all, incidentally, now labeled with French rather than German names for their varieties – that in my estimation mark a significant up-tick in quality. That this estate has been famous in Germany for its work with Pinots ever since Armin Diel assumed charge in 1987 and began barrique vinification, I am of course well aware. But only in recent years have I witnessed tendencies to restrain the influence of new wood and to encourage real subtlety, which seem to me prerequisites for achieving with these varieties anything remotely approaching the class of Schlossgut Diel’s Rieslings. The 2009 Pinots were harvested in mid-October and most of the Rieslings in the two weeks following. The superb botrytis selections were all picked-out ahead of even the Pinots.Importer: Terry Theise Estate Selections, imported by Michael Skurnik Wines, Inc., Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300

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