Sun Enters Gemini — 2021 Shelter ‘Spatburgunder’ Pinot Noir
Spatburgunder is German for Pinot Noir, and this one is a single vineyard expression. Stunningly scented— blackberry and perfume noir. Made from fruit grown in the volcanic soils of the Black Forest, this wine opens with homage to the Taurean sensuality; verdant earth with rich forest fruits—plum, cherry and blackberry. The fruit and depth of amaro gives way to clean, refined minerality on the finish.
What starts out earthy and rich ends up mineral and agile —a transitionary drop.
The astrological new year saw a very slow start. Throughout March and April both Venus and Mercury were in retrograde, meaning an elongated pause on love, money, travel and communication.
As we shift from Taurus into Gemini, we leave behind the leisurely, refined, accumulative season of materiality and enter the lively, quick-witted, multi-tasking pace of the twins. Tactile themes (that of the body) give way to mercurial themes (that of the mind). While the two energies could not be more contrasting, we have the ideal wine to smooth out the transition.
