94pts Jeb Dunnuck

Rose petals, redcurrants, and peppery herbs define the 2023 Pinot Noir Irmgard, and it's medium-bodied, pure, and elegant, with pretty framboise and floral nuances. Based on 100% Pinot Noir from Swan and Calera clones and brought up in 20% new French oak for eight months, drink this beauty over the coming 5-7 years.

Winemaker Notes

Chris Maybach and winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown chose clones, Swan and Calera, to reflect the soil and climate. Has notes of forest floor, cassis, and cinnamon. On the palate, notes of plum, cranberry compote, rosemary, oolong tea and a zesty acidity.

In planting this vineyard in 2007, we chose two different California Heritage clones, Swan and Calera, to produce a distinct wine that reflects the soil and climate. This Pinot Noir has leagues of depth and aromatic notes of forest floor, cassis, and cinnamon. On the palate, notes of plum, cranberry compote, rosemary, oolong tea and a zesty acidity draw out into a clean perfumed finish.

Winery Notes

From humble beginnings as a trainee in a German orphanage, Wilhelm Maybach came to invent the high-speed internal combustion engine which led to his creation of the first motorcycle. In 1901, as chief engineer and business partner to Gottlieb Daimler, he designed and built the first Mercedes cars. In later years, Wilhelm's son, Karl Maybach, developed the first high-speed diesel engine and constructed motors for the Zeppelin airships that circled the globe in the 1920's and 30's.
In 2002, Daimler AG revitalized the Maybach brand in recognition of the father and son who together played such a monumental role in defining German engineering.

100 years later, the name Maybach remains synonymous with quality at the finest level. The tradition of individuality and craftsmanship established by the Maybach ancestors, the winery continues to honor with with its hand-made wines.