Roterbuckel 2023 Grape|Traminer

Roterbuckel 2023 Grape|TraminerA fascinating micro cuve of a meagre 300 bottle production, all coming from one single vineyard planted with the Roter Traminer varietal. It's a tiny parcel that Martin has essentially let grow wild, with no ploughing and minimal pruning. It's an experiment in helping the vines to develop their own natural resilience in this setting of biodiversity. Much like its sibling Gewurztraminer, the Roter strain gives off beautiful floral aromatics, but in a

An open wine of great purity

or partage of red and white grapes gives an enticing blush of hazy pink peach in the glass

this is the more delicate

In the words of Nacho ‘Anything other than Godello was frowned upon

citrus and salt sitting side by side in harmony

A light-footed new counterpart to Mikaël's crowd-pleasing French Clara

Another lifted and vibrant expression of the varietal

white peach and sage all tied together with a moreish chalky minerality

All rose garden perfume

Fidèle is a 'blanc de noir'

they produce grapes with vigour

This kind of unrushed approach produces something that you could draw a parallel to Champagne or a decent Cremant with