- As Close to Art As wine Can Get
- Yes, Their Wines Are Delicious...
- But in a Totally Different Way from Anything, Anywhere in Burgundy
- So Culty, All of Their Single Vinevard Cuvees Have Been Allocated for Years
2018 Enderle & Moll Liaison
- Nose: Cherries As Ripe As Cherries Can Be without Being Overripe,
- Spice, a Hint of Licorice, Lilacs, Porcinis and Gunsmoke
- Powerful & Deep Aromas
- Palate: Dense, Powerful Incredibly Juicy, Deep, Deep Deep
- Savory, Amazing Amount of Material
- Internal Aromatics Are off the Chain
- On One Level Absurdly Delicious
- On Another Level, Wine Geek Heaven
- Utterly Singular
- Sven and Florian Keep This Affordable Because They Are Good Guys - It Should Cost a Lot More
- There Is the Stuff of Magic Here
- Sven's Favorite Vintage for Pinot Noir
- Germany's Cros Parantoux
Today is the most important wine we sell. I do not think we will ever sell a more important wine, even if this company lasts 50+ years. The wine is the 2018 Enderle & Moll Liaison for $29.99 on a 4-pack and $27.99 on a 12 bottle case. First of all I'm going deep ocean hyperbole here and will say this is the greatest QPR in the history of Pinot Noir.
The 2018 Vintage
2018 is an incredible vintage for E&M. 2015 level but higher. Likely the best vintage ever for Baden Pinot and Enderle & Moll. It's not even close. 2018 is like 2015 but more powerful, concentrated and dense. There is the fruit and power of 2015 but also the grace and refinement of 2014 and 2016 but the fruit and power are ridiculous. It's an incredible vintage and just an insane Liaison.
The History
To take the wayback machine back to the first Enderle and Moll offer we could not give the stuff away. It was a combo of German Pinot's awful reputation and the fact that also we were a young company. But the intrepid and brave few souls that did order the 2011 Liaison loved it and the emails started coming (even though 2011 was a difficult vintage). They saw the same beauty I did in these wines despite a difficult vintage like 2011. People kept buying it but then the 2015 happened which is like the 1982 Bordeaux of German Pinot Noir. It's the vintage that put these wines on the map. That Liason was the start of a new level of quality as well. 15/16/17 and now 18 are elite wines. Made from mostly old vines it is the definitive 1er Cru in Germany. This is Germany's Cros Parantoux. There is nothing like this wine not only in Germany but anywhere in the world. The level of quality, deliciousness and distinctiveness are second to none. Then you see it's $25.99 and just laugh. This is one of the few wines that has not budged in price since I've opened. Well the tariffs have bumped this offer up a few bucks but that's no fault of Florian and Sven.That's because Sven and Florian are mensches. That's really the only reason.
Below is my "rushed note" which I will translate in more evocative terms.
"Huge nose. Cherry, bowl of cherries, ripe as anything can ever be ripe without being overripe, palate is dense, intense and juicy with serious velvety, sexy oh so sweet tannins and earth. The level of refinement here is something else. Amazingly delicate all the way through but there is power and depth. Amazing vivid fruit. So intense. This is genius." - Me
That note maybe captures a small part of the wine which is very important of course. Length, fruit, quality of fruit, quality of tannin, freshness which there was an impressive amount of, earthy nuances, refinement and the such. But it does not capture the emotional impact that these Pinot Noirs have. It's truly an emotional experience this wine. On one level, the aromatics are so distinctive, it's almost hard to get a handle on them. I've smelled porcini, gunsmoke, lilac, spice, licorice and other things I couldn't even identify. I guess the poetry of it is that every vintage is like smelling something amazing for the first time. Like the first time you smelled a rose or a truffle. It's almost like creating new childhood memories, except it's as an adult.
It is almost hard to comprehend how this can be so filigreed, elegant, beautiful, and of such high quality for so little money. The fact that there is something like this that exists in the world is a wonder in itself. I'm not talking just wine. The 2018 Liason is a take your breath away wine and life experience. I did not expect these wines to impact me like this. Sven is a genius of the highest degree and his collection of 2018s are his magnum opus. These could be better than the epic 2015s. I think they are and so does Sven.
For those of you who have had these wines, 2018 is a vintage to go really heavy on. For those of you who do not know the story, this winery is so small, popular, and culty that their top wines are sold out ... forever. They appear on secret lists in Germany's top restaurants shown to top customers. And our small allocations are presold to the original buyers from when we opened. But the Liason is so good, you shouldn't feel too badly.
This is semi limited depending on how the list reacts. I have some reserved but act fast. I'm taking a case for myself. I will not give it up as I missed out last time because you bought so much of it.
2018 Enderle & Moll "Liaison" $31.99 ($119.96 4-pack, $335.88 12 bottle case {$27.99!}) (LIMITED) (*Includes tariff of $2.76)
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