Taste profile
Details
Chardonnay 2024 follows no continuity. It belongs to one growing season and one decision. Limestone and volcanic soils meet extended élevage, resulting in a wine shaped by restraint, texture and persistence rather than volume.
The grapes come from selected vineyards in the Kaiserstuhl, where limestone and volcanic soils coexist within a fragmented landscape. The combination brings tension, salinity and quiet depth.
Harvest was guided by balance rather than sugar accumulation. Half of the grapes remained as whole clusters, the other half was gently crushed. Three days of maceration on skins and stems preceded pressing. Spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentation took place in used barriques, followed by twenty months of ageing with restrained bâtonnage. No fining. No filtration.
Restrained and dry. Citrus, yeast and subtle smoky notes unfold over a chalky texture with saline persistence. A Chardonnay that finds its depth through precision, grip and remarkable length rather than richness.
Wine facts
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Discovery of the Year 2024/2025
Intentional Winemaking
Every decision is deliberate. Growth follows structure, not volume.
Territorial Focus
From 2027, one origin. One landscape. Eckartsberg.
Clarity Over Intervention
Spontaneous fermentations. No unnecessary corrections. Precision before ideology.
Mediterranean Origin,
German Discipline
Cultural depth guided by method.
