Winemaker Notes
This a perfectly clear sparkler with cool pit fruit and fine notes of brioche on the nose. With fresh acidity, a firm palate and a creamy, piquant finish, this is an exceptional bubbly.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
A finely detailed sekt, with prominent bubbles energetically dancing on the palate. They help bring out a complex, layered range of nectarine, white raspberry, candied ginger, brioche, lightly roasted nuts and hints of sea salt. Chalky grip and saline accents mark the long, inviting finish.
Representing the topmost expression of a Champagne house, a vintage Champagne is one made from the produce of a single, superior harvest year. Vintage Champagnes account for a mere 5% of total Champagne production and are produced about three times in a decade. Champagne is typically made as a blend of multiple years in order to preserve the house style; these will have non-vintage, or simply, NV on the label. The term, "vintage," as it applies to all wine, simply means a single harvest year.
This sunny and relatively dry region served for many years as a German tourist mecca and was associated with low cost, cheerful wines. But since the 1980s, it has gained a reputation as one of Germany’s more innovative regions, which has led to increased international demand.