WINE ADVOCATE - 97 POINTS The 2014 Chardonnay Brut Reserve is pure Chardonnay from old and also grafted vines in Bockenheim and the Burgel grand cru. Vinified in 76% stainless steel and 24% barriques and bottled in April 2015, it was disgorged in January 2023. This lemon-colored sparkling wine opens with an intense and really chalky Chardonnay bouquet that indicates complexity depth and finesse as well as concentration and perfect fruit ripeness. On the palate, this is a rich yet stringent and even pure, very saline and persistent sparkling wine with great complexity, length and tension. The acidity here carries the wine to a long and complex, salivating finish and gives this Réserve spectacular aging potential. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in July 2023. Drink date: 2023 to 2040.
Stephan Reinhardt. Published: Dec 07, 2023
Hi-Time Notes: Back in 2017, when our German wine buyer was in Germany (with legendary German Wine Importer, Rudi Wiest… how time flies!), and tasted Raumland Sekt for the first time, they were floored by the quality and how well it gave Champagne a run for its money. In Deutschland, sparkling wine produced in Method Traditional is called Sekt, where you will find many sparkling wines from Germany made with Riesling (and while those are fantastic in their own right); more and more, we are beginning to see the traditional Champagne varieties of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier --typically associated with France, emerge from Germany. Savvy Germans in the know are aware that Raumland is their country's TOP sparkling wine house. Period! That's why you rarely see it in the States. So, we are very happy to bring to you this sparkling wine from Sekthaus Raumland. The 2014 Raumland Chardonnay Brut Reserve was aged on the lees for 90 months (or 7.5 years), and dosage is 3.5g/l.
Hi-Time Notes: Back in 2017, when our German wine buyer was in Germany (with legendary German Wine Importer, Rudi Wiest… how time flies!), and tasted Raumland Sekt for the first time, they were floored by the quality and how well it gave Champagne a run for its money. In Deutschland, sparkling wine produced in Method Traditional is called Sekt, where you will find many sparkling wines from Germany made with Riesling (and while those are fantastic in their own right); more and more, we are beginning to see the traditional Champagne varieties of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier --typically associated with France, emerge from Germany. Savvy Germans in the know are aware that Raumland is their country's TOP sparkling wine house. Period! That's why you rarely see it in the States. So, we are very happy to bring to you this sparkling wine from Sekthaus Raumland. The 2014 Raumland Chardonnay Brut Reserve was aged on the lees for 90 months (or 7.5 years), and dosage is 3.5g/l.
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