Cuvée Katharina

The two sparkling wines, Cuvée Katharina and Cuvée Marie-Luise, are the signature cuvées of our estate.
Cuvée Katharina is a blend of Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier and is always the more structured, purist, and racy of the two — deliberately crafted without dosage to emphasize its character even further.

This sparkling wine comes from our vineyards around Flörsheim-Dalsheim, grown on typical Terra Fusca, clay, and limestone soils. It displays a striking minerality, finesse, and spice, offering aromas of grapefruit, wild berries, sea salt, and delicate brioche.

Vintage 2019

Nature offered us a late flowering in mid-June this year. A dry winter and an equally dry spring set the stage, and the vines responded to these conditions by producing small but extremely promising berries.

A warm, dry summer followed, naturally reducing yields. The small berries, surrounded by thick skins, promised lower juice extraction but also an exceptional concentration of flavor and aroma.

Then came the turning point — late summer rain, accompanied by cool nights, slowed down ripening and gave the grapes time to develop full flavor depth. Expectations grew as the berries became plump and juicy, despite the initial challenges.

Yields were over 30 percent lower than in previous years, but the quality of the grapes was outstanding. The small berries and their thick skins produced excellent musts that thrilled us as sparkling wine producers. It was a harvest shaped by patience and nature, and the results were remarkable. As late summer came to a close, we were gifted with ideal harvest conditions in September.