WINE ENTHUSIAST 93 POINTS -
"Delicate hints of burnt caramel and leather work to accent crisp, cutting notes of sour cherry and fresh strawberry in this briskly composed Pinot Noir. While full bodied and silky in texture, it maintains a transparency of fruit and pert acidic structure that's invigorating. Approachable young, it should continue to improve through at least 2030 and hold further."
WINE ADVOCATE 90 POINTS - "From steep, blue slate slopes and vinified in matured oak, the 2018 Dernauer Spätburgunder Blauschiefer offers a warm, deep, intense and generous bouquet. Full-bodied on the palate, this is a silky-textured and finely acidic, grippy and salty Pinot Noir with intensity, power and warmth but also finesse. Tasted in August 2020."
WINE ADVOCATE 90 POINTS - "From steep, blue slate slopes and vinified in matured oak, the 2018 Dernauer Spätburgunder Blauschiefer offers a warm, deep, intense and generous bouquet. Full-bodied on the palate, this is a silky-textured and finely acidic, grippy and salty Pinot Noir with intensity, power and warmth but also finesse. Tasted in August 2020."
