Grauburgunder Calx 2022 Sparkling with its volcanic granite and

with its volcanic granite and carbonic maceration tradition

Michael Völker and Melanie Drese came back to Kitzingen in 2013 to take on the winery Michael's father had built

dry and refreshing rather than sweet

gravity-drawn pressing goes in

and the name is a fair account of how Daisy Merrick and Antoine Lucchesi work: no fining

Grauburgunder Calx 2022 Sparkling with its volcanic granite andCalx is the old Latin word for limestone, and it names both the soil and the wine: Grauburgunder grown on the few chalk rich parcels Andi Mann farms in Eckelsheim. This is Pinot Gris taken somewhere unexpected. A long maceration on the skins, then a year and a half resting on its lees, turns a normally soft grape into something with real grip and amber depth. Expect ripe pear and quince, dried citrus, a savoury, almost nutty edge, and a texture that