Ferdinand Pieroth Bingerbrücker Grauburgunder

bottle no. 131 of 1638. Unsealed tabletop 48 hours. Its thirst for air was evident when the bottle was first opened. The taste was appropriately neutral and cradled with familiar, if sheer, reductive sensations. Today the flavors are more announced; pendulous tangerine/lemon; pale spring herbs; salted butterscotch; coddled, taught to smile, with an interesting lash of mineral on the finish. Pinot Blanc/Weissburgunder is a risk, equally vulnerable to faults and boredom; nowhere to hide mistakes; an opening to celebrate spoilage …