Kloster Pforta Bacchus 2020
Living in Germany has opened my senses to completely different kinds of grapes that you hardly find anywhere else and which can express in a rather unique way singular terroirs which can go further than the consecrated Mosel or Rheinessen. In the case of this Kloster Pforta I was taken to the very heart of Saale-Unstrut in the Eastern part of Germany and home to some of the best wines that are produced in the country. I have to confess that one of the grapes that has awaken my interest from the beginning due to its name was Bacchus. As I moved to Germany I was positively surprised by it as it often reveals strong tropical fruits notes reminding me of some sort of stronger Alvarinho without so much minerality. And that's exactly what happened with this wine: in the mouth we are offered some marvellously round passion fruit with pineapple along with some sweet apricots transforming it into a wine that arises our curiosity on how such a complexity of tastes can develop into an harmo...