Tephrit Achkarren Grauer Burgunder 2022

In the nose, there is a hint of grapefruit, honey and almonds. The same aromas can be found on the palate. The wine has a round mouth feel with a mineral touch and an impressive length on the finish.

Appellation Baden

Grape variety grauer burgunder

Style Rich & Round

Format 750 ml

Available

€23.10

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
Weingut Josef Michel	Germany	Baden

About the winemaker Since 1983, Josef Michel has had his winery on the outskirts of Vogtsburg. The total vineyard area measures 13 hectares and is concentrated around Achkarren in the heart of the best part of the Baden wine region. The top vineyard Schlossberg is the basis of many extraordinary wines. With a short pruning method, selective manual harvesting and a guided fermentation, the potential of the vineyard is fully exploited. Michel is the leading producer on the Achkarrer Schlossberg. With his search for finesse, elegance and typicity, he has succeeded in raising his wines to an exceptionally high level in recent years. According to wine critics, his grauburgunder wines are among the best in Germany and his three-star wines are among the absolute top of Baden. Red is young and elegant and beautifully expresses the volcanic terroir that characterizes the soil in this part of Baden. Weingut J. Michel is a member of the VDP.

Vineyard management Practising organics

Details

Vineyard	The Achkarrer Schlossberg is a vineyard with a soil of volcanic rock, loess and loam. Not only one of the most beautiful mountains of the Kaiserstuhl, but also the basis of perhaps the most beautiful wines of the Kaiserstuhl.
Vinification	The grapes are pressed after harvest and the must clarifies itself by sedimentation. There is no skin maceration and the wine remains on the lees until March following the harvest.
Vintage	2022
Oak aging	No
Ageing potential	up to 5 and longer after harvest
Alcohol percentage	13%
Closure	Natural cork