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The best sparkling wines in Germany: Blanc de Noirs

Sparkling Wine

Germany

Blanc de Noirs are sometimes complicated wines: of course, they are generally Pinot Noirs – but they offer the fascination of Pinot Noir in the most abstract way: without color, without tannin, but with acidity, with minerality, with the aromatic components of yeast – and with carbonic acid to boot.

Uli Sauter,

20.08.2024

1st place

Weingut der Stadt Stuttgart

Sunny yellow in colour with an orange tint. The nose reveals a delicate ripe patina, savoury Pinot aromas, apple peel, an almost champagne-like bouquet. The palate opens with a...

Württemberg, Germany

92+

2nd place

Krack Sekthaus in Deidesheim

Disgorged 10/2022. Quite open on the nose, red berries and netted melon. And are there also spontaneous fermentation notes in the background? The palate is pithy, with a low...

Germany

3rd place

Wein- und Sektgut Wilhelmshof

A subtle yeast component, aromas of small red berries and Cape gooseberries. On the palate, juicy, a well-crafted mousse, and an integrated, structured acidity. An elegant...

Pfalz (Palatinate), Germany

91+

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