Burgundy vs. German Pinot

Is it fair to compare German Pinot Noir with Bourgogne? Perhaps not - but we do it anyway. This evening we line up 6 German and 5 French Pinot Noirs against each other to see how the German producers fare in that company.

Wines tasted (subject to change):

2019 Volnay 1er cru Fremiets, Henri Boillot
2022 Beaune 1er cru Clos du Roi, Marchand-Tawse
2020 Volnay 1er cru Les Mitans, Benjamin Leroux
2023 Pommard 1er cru Chaponnieres, Pierre Girardin
2020 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er cru Champ Gain, Sylvain Morey
2023 Spätburgunder Hohrain, Gebrüder Mathis, Baden
2022 Spätburgunder Alte Reben, Bernhard Huber, Baden
2023 Kirchgasse GG, Weingut Wöhrle, Baden
2023 Spätburgunder KT, Weingut Jülg, Pfalz
2023 Pinot Noir Kalkfels, Par les deux, Pfalz
2022 Pinot Noix Ardoise, Daniel Twardowski, Mosel