The Malterdinger 2021 Bienenberg Sp?tburgunder GG opens with a charmingly round, aromatic and slightly toasty bouquet of red and dark cherries, berries, acorns, Iberico ham and wild boar. This cru includes the iron-rich Wildenstein that has not been produced in 2021 and makes up for one-third of this Bienenberg, of which only six 228-liter pièces were bottled in May this year. Rich and intense on the palate, this is a dense, full-bodied, rather masculine and big-shouldered Pinot with remarkably fine tannins, persistent fruit intensity and a long, sustainable mineral base and structure. 13.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in October 2023.