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Oliver Zeter Reserve Pinot Noir 2020
£25.95
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Bramble fruits, earthy notes, silky tannins. Burgundian in style. More Info Tasting...
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Bramble fruits, earthy notes, silky tannins. Burgundian in style.
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Tasting Notes: Aromas of red berry fruits with floral notes. The palate has cherry and blackberry with hints of spice and a touch of earthy forest floor. Added complexity from 10 months aging in oak barrels. Silky smooth tannins with good structure. A Pinot Noir close in style to ones from Burgundy.
"We noticed a small plot on the Nußdorfer Bischofskreuz site of particularly slow-growing Pinot Noir grapes. It involves a special variation of this grape variety which only produces small berries and corresponds to the ideal of the best juice shuck ratio. For this reason, the grapes can spend more time on the vine, giving us completely mature berries. Another vineyard is located on the Heiligenberg site in Maikammer on a hill with dense and limy subsoil. Planted with vines from Burgundy, this Pinot vineyard yields a complex fruit aroma. Together with the robust Pinot Noir from Nußdorf, the result is a multifaceted, dense wine with a complex finish. A very traditional maturation took place in the cellar: the small berry grapes were only partially de-stemmed, crushed and fermented in small containers. Remontage or submerging the pulp was done manually several times a day. The wine was subjected to subsequent refining through maturation in the wood: half in new and the other half in used 300 litre barrels made of Vosges and Allier oak. Malolactic fermentation also took place in barrels. This red wine doesn’t flaunt its German origin but stylistically corresponds to a Burgundy. It takes its time before presenting itself and is elegant rather than sturdy. A wine that speaks to you instead of shouting and more importantly it speaks for itself. yield equivalent of only 4000 kg/ha." Oliver Zeter.
Oliver Zeter is not your typical winemaker, forced to balance a family winemaking tradition against his own vision. He considers himself lucky to have started from scratch. Oliver bottled his first vintage in 2007 and is already highly regarded in the winemaking industry, and one of the rising stars of the Pfalz region. An importer first, he converted to winemaking following a trip to South Africa where he fell in love with Sauvignon Blanc. He planted seven clones of the variety, which happily was suited to the soil and climate.
His vineyards now cover 25 hectares along the Deutsche Weinstrasse from Ungstein in the north to Pleisweiler in the south. The winery is in the heart of Pfalz (Palatinate) on the edge of Haardt, built in 1922 and now meticulously renovated.
The affable bear on the wine labels is by artist Otto Dill, a friend of Oliver's great-grandfather Richard Baer. The original bear image hangs in their kitchen, Oliver felt it right that this image of a thirsty bear who strongly resembles his great-grandfather, should appear on his wine bottles.
Food Match : Versatile food wine. Chicken or Turkey, Fish, Asian spicy food, creamy cheeses - baked brie with gooseberry jam, Roast Pork or Lamb.
ABV: 13%
Grape : Pinot Noir
Producer : Oliver Zeter
Country : Pfalz, Germany
