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2018 Schulen Spätburgunder
£48.41 per Bottle
£35.00 per Bottle
Magnum - 150cl
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Hanspeter Ziereisen is quick-thinking and full of energy, and his wines get better every year.
After a love affair with new oak early this century, he has tempered its use so that it subtly supports, rather than dominates the wines. Based close to the Swiss and French borders just north of Basel, he makes a selection of Pinot Noirs (and a host of other varietals) that offer both purity and value.
His vineyards are on a south-facing slope overlooking Basel, the vines grow at an altitude between 250 and 400 metres, and there is a constant breeze, allowing slower ripening. He used to harvest early, but now waits a little longer for riper fruit, with structure and freshness coming from a higher proportion of whole bunches.
He does not chaptalise, and uses 10 – 20% new wood across the range. The musts are handled very gently, with very little punching down and little extraction, and the wines are breathtakingly pure and long-lived.
The estate holds back wines longer than most, so this year we are offering a mix of 2018 and 2020.
2020 Vintage
2020 was warm and dry, but a very wet spring meant the vines had enough water to last through the summer. The grapes remained small, but very juicy, and have given succulent, ripe and smooth wines, with excellent terroir definition.
2018 Vintage
A wet spring provided a good water supply to the vines, mitigating the impact of the hot dry summer. Although there were a couple of heat spikes, plentiful vegetation saved the grapes from sunburn, and a crop of beautifully healthy grapes was harvested. The old vines ensured proper terroir definition, giving balanced, warm wines with a great future ahead of them.
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£48.41 per Bottle
£35.00 per Bottle
Magnum - 150cl
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