Carsten Saalwächter – Spätburgunder Assmannshausen ‘La Premiere’ 2021 (ONE PER ORDER)

Spätburgunder Assmannshausen ‘La Premiere’ is a natural wine crafted by , in the Rheinhessen region in . This red wine is made with 100% grapes, in a somewhat Burgundian style. The French vines are grown on Slate soles in the Assmannshausen, a region famed for Pinot Noir in Germany. We hear its exceptional, with a tannic structure best worthy of a carafe yet also refined in mouthfeel from the tannin’s delicate approach. Black tea, pine, currants and light cherries are dominant flavours… this is meant to be a WOW wine!

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Saalwächter is a historic vineyard having first been developed by Paul Christian Saalwächter in 1853, who was the mayor of the limestone-rich region of Ingelheim. The winery is now run since 2017 by youthful winemaker Carsten Saalwächter who is being described as one of the most exciting German winemakers to shake up the natural wine scene, making elegant and gastronomic, precise wines that are getting Somms very excited in the best restaurants!

Saalwächter has plots in both Ingelheim as well as the very steep, slate driven slopes of Assmannshäuser Höllenberg which he describes as real Grand Cru plots. With experience in Burgundy as well as a love for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, Casten Saalwächter is really showcasing a Burgundian style to his wines that is pushing low-intervention German wine to new heights.