Ilbesheim KALMIT Riesling Brut Nature VDP.Sekt.Prestige « 25-vuotisjuhlajulkaisu » - VDP.Weingut Kranz - Biowein

An exceptional Palatine Riesling sparkling wine from VDP.Weingut Kranz, the first single vineyard sekt from the VDP.GROSSEN LAGE® Kleine Kalmit and at the same time the anniversary edition celebrating the 25th anniversary of the first KALMIT Grosse Lage wine. Limited to 400 bottles, numbered by hand.

On the nose, the sparkling wine presents cool and precise, with citrus zest, green apple, a hint of mirabelle plum and white blossoms, complemented by the chalky minerality of the Landschneckenkalk and a fine brioche note from the long lees aging.

On the palate, the wine shows itself to be tight, ultra-dry and of razor-sharp precision, supported by a lively acidity, a fine, long-lasting perlage and a salty-chalky minerality. The finish is long, mineral and purist.

The grapes come from the Kleine Kalmit in Ilbesheim, a limestone hill around 270 meters high, whose soils of porous Landschneckenkalk, loess, marl and Gehängelehm are among the most lime-rich in the entire Palatinate. Since 2000, the Kranz family has been working to establish the Kalmit as one of the defining origins of the Palatinate.

The base wine was spontaneously fermented with the natural yeasts from the vineyard and then aged for 60 months on the fine lees after classic bottle fermentation. As a Brut Nature, the sparkling wine is bottled without any dosage, its character coming unaltered from the soil, vintage and maturity.

A limited anniversary single vineyard sekt with historical character, precise minerality and aging potential, a wine that celebrates 25 years of KALMIT history in a bottle. A unique Riesling Lagensekt of a very high level.