Holger Koch Weißburgunder Kaiserstuhl
$35.00
1 in stock
Vintage: 2022
Region: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Viticulture: Organic
Grape varieties: 100% Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)
Holger Koch Weißburgunder Kaiserstuhl is a racy and mineral-driven white that ends with a salty tang. A food-friendly and medium-bodied wine that bursts with freshness and adds a dose of casual elegance to any meal or evening. Organic Pinot Blanc is grown on a combination of loess and volcanic soil. Hand-harvested grapes are direct pressed, except for 3% which sees skin contact. Fermentation starts with native yeast. Aged for 5 months, 60% in stainless steel, 40% in wooden barrels on the lees. No fining or filtration.
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Additional information
| NATTINESS | Natty |
|---|---|
| FRUIT | Citrus, Pear |
| BODY | Light-bodied |
| ACIDITY | Electric (High) |
| OAK | Neutral Oak |
| TANNIN | None |
| ALCOHOL | 12-13% |
| SWEETNESS | Dry |
| SERVING TEMP | Chilled Whites and Rosés (48°–52°) |
| SULFUR | Very Low Sulfur (less than 20mg/L) |
| VEGAN | Unknown |
| IMPORTER | Super Glou |
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER
About Holger Koch Weißburgunder Kaiserstuhl
Holger Koch Weißburgunder Kaiserstuhl is a racy and mineral-driven white that ends with a salty tang. A food-friendly and medium-bodied wine that bursts with freshness and adds a dose of casual elegance to any meal or evening. Organic Pinot Blanc is grown on a combination of loess and volcanic soil. Hand-harvested grapes are direct pressed, except for 3% which sees skin contact. Fermentation starts with native yeast. Aged for 5 months, 60% in stainless steel, 40% in wooden barrels on the lees. No fining or filtration.
About Weingut Holger Koch
Holger’s wines are grandpa chic—that is to say, they are how Burgundy used to taste when Grandpa was just a fresh young lad: pre-global warming. It used to be that you’d struggle for ripeness in the Kaiserstuhl, even though it’s the warmest climate in Germany. But with rising temperatures throughout Europe, what used to be Burgundy now tastes like Weingut Holger Koch.
It makes sense; France is just twenty minutes away. In fact, the winery is so close to Alsace that during WWII, Holger’s grandmother could stand in the vineyard and see bombs going off across the Rhine River. Whether it’s geographical proximity or the selection massale cuttings from Puligny-Montrachet and Alsace (Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Silvaner, Grauburgunder, Weißburgunder, and Spätburgunder) or the terroir-based approach, these wines are distinctly French with a German accent.
Indeed, Holger and his wife Gabriele seem to straddle cultural borders themselves. When you first meet them, you’re struck by how German they seem, but by the time you leave, you’re left wondering if they are in fact, French. What at first appears structured and reserved reveals itself to be very generous—romantic, even.