Hochstadt Roter Berg Spätburgunder Blanc de Noir Brut Nature 2021

The wine's story:

Blanc de Noir is a white wine made from black grapes – the Pinot Noir berries are pressed gently so that the juice stays colourless. Hochstadt Roter Berg is Hammelmann's premium sparkling wine, made in small quantities from the same chalk-rich vineyard that yields his finest still Spätburgunders. The cool 2021 vintage delivered exactly the kind of acidity a good sparkling wine needs; the wine was fermented in bottle and left entirely without dosage so that the site rings out clearly.

Lukas Hammelmann founded his small wine estate in Zeiskam, in the southern Pfalz, in 2016, coming from a family with no previous connection to winemaking. He farms just under five hectares in three villages – Zeiskam, Hochstadt and Neustadt-Hambach – and makes wine from only three varieties: Riesling, Chardonnay and Spätburgunder.

Winemaking:

• Variety: Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) 100%, vinified as a white wine
• Soil: limestone, red clay
• Traditional method (second fermentation in bottle)
• Dosage: Brut Nature (no dosage)
• Alcohol 12%

Tasting notes:

Citrus, raspberry, blackcurrant, brioche and chalky minerality. Completely dry, with a fine mousse and a long, saline finish. Serve in a wide glass.

Food pairing:

Oysters, scallops, caviar, tempura, aged hard cheeses – or on its own.

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