Spätburgunder 2018

Name: Spätburgunder 2018
Brand: 2NaturKinder
SKU: 2naturkinder-spatburgunderfranken-2018-10.5%-750ml
Price: 65.00 SGD
Availability: InStock

$65.00

Michael Völker and Melanie Drese came back to Kitzingen in 2013 to take on the winery Michael's father had built, working vines he had already turned organic in the 1990s. Franconia is not where most people go looking for Pinot Noir, which is a good part of the appeal. This is Spätburgunder grown on Franconian ground and handled the way they handle everything here: nothing filtered, no sulphur added. It is pale and savoury rather than plush, sour cherry and dried herbs sitting over a faintly earthy grip. With years behind it now, it has grown into itself.

Pairing Suggestions

Pinot Noir from a region nobody thinks to ask about.
Its earthy edge suits dark soy and mushroom: chap chye, or braised beancurd.
In Franconia, roast goose, or bratwurst with a sharp mustard.

Technical Details

Variety: Spätburgunder
Origin: Volkach
Soil: Limestone
Altitude: 203m
Orientation: West
Age of vines: Ca. 35 years
Vineyard size: 0,4 ha
Training system: Guyot
Yield: 34 hl/ha
Vinification: Skin fermentation with 1/3 whole bunches, 2/3 destemmed, pressed after 10 days
Ageing: 1.200l barrel for 1 year, stainless steel after
Alcohol: 11 %

About 2NaturKinder

With backgrounds in Jewish studies and philosophy Melanie and Michael worked for science publishers in Germany and the UK for several years before going back to the family-winery founded in 1843. With the 2013 vintage 2Naturkinder was born.

All the grapes are hand-picked and come from about seven hectares of organically farmed vineyards in Franconia, Germany. There is no use of any additives at any stage of the winemaking, making these wines truly natural wines.

The wines are aged in the cellar for at least one year and often longer.

Photos taken by Daniel Koh

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