Sekthaus Raumland Pinot Kirchenstück Réserve Brut Nature 2017 white

Sekthaus Raumland Pinot Kirchenstück Réserve Brut Nature VDP Sekt Prestige 2014 is a benchmark German sparkling wine that shows just how serious Rheinhessen Pinot Noir can be when treated with Champagne-level care. Crafted as a blanc de noirs from Spätburgunder and bottled without dosage, it offers a purity and tension that will appeal to lovers of grower Champagne. As one of the estate’s first wines to carry the VDP.Sekt Prestige designation, it represents both a new qualitative era for German Sekt and a deep respect for traditional bottle fermentation.

Tasting Notes
In the glass, this 2014 Pinot Kirchenstück Réserve Brut Nature shows a luminous, pale gold hue with delicate copper highlights and an exceptionally fine, persistent mousse. The extended lees aging lends a subtle creaminess to the bead, giving the wine an elegant, silky visual impression. The nose is complex and layered, immediately evoking the scent of freshly baked apple tart – warm apples, buttered pastry and a hint of brown sugar – overlaid with notes of brioche, toasted hazelnut, lemon zest and dried flowers. With air, more mineral and savory nuances emerge: crushed chalk, faint smoke and a touch of red apple skin, reminding you of its Pinot Noir origins. On the palate, the wine is bone dry and tightly structured, with a vibrant, linear acidity that cuts through the richness of its long lees contact. Flavors of baked apple, citrus peel, quince and pear mingle with pastry cream, roasted nuts and a distinct chalky, saline minerality. The mousse is fine and integrated, giving a mouthfilling yet precise texture. The finish is long, clean and mouthwatering, with a lingering impression of orchard fruit, brioche and stone. Thanks to its vintage character, firm structure and 90 months on the lees, this Sekt has excellent aging potential; while already beautifully expressive, it can evolve in bottle for several more years, gaining further nutty, honeyed and tertiary complexity.

Production
The Pinot Kirchenstück Réserve Brut Nature 2014 comes from the Kirchenstück vineyard at the southern end of Rheinhessen, a site strongly marked by limestone soils that impart tension, finesse and a chalky minerality to the fruit. All grapes are hand-harvested at optimal ripeness to preserve delicacy and aromatics, then pressed as whole clusters to extract only the purest first-run juice—an essential requirement of the VDP.Sekt Prestige category. Fermentation takes place using the traditional method of bottle fermentation, and the wine then rests sur lie for an extraordinary 90 months, far exceeding the already strict minimum of 36 months required by the statute. This lengthy lees aging builds depth, creaminess and the rich, bakery-like aromatics that define the wine, while the final Brut Nature style—bottled without any dosage—allows the terroir, vintage and Pinot Noir character to shine with uncompromising clarity.

Food & Serving
This refined Brut Nature Sekt is a versatile partner at the table, particularly well-suited to elegant, subtly flavored dishes. Pair it with oysters, scallop crudo, or fine sashimi to highlight its saline, mineral backbone, or with lightly smoked fish, trout tartare and crab to complement its baked-apple and brioche notes. It also shines with poultry in cream sauces, roast chicken with herbs, veal tartare, or mushroom-based dishes, as well as with aged hard cheeses and mild goat cheese. Serve well chilled at around 8–10 °C (46–50 °F) to showcase its precision and finesse; if you’re serving it with more complex dishes, allowing it to warm slightly in the glass will reveal further layers of aroma. A short decant is generally not necessary, but opening the bottle a few minutes in advance and using a proper tulip-shaped sparkling wine glass or large white wine glass will let its complexity fully unfold.

Producer
Sekthaus Raumland, based in Rheinhessen, is widely regarded as one of Germany’s leading—and most pioneering—specialists for premium traditional-method Sekt. Founded by Volker Raumland, the estate has long championed the idea that German sparkling wine can rival top grower Champagnes when treated with the same rigor in the vineyard and cellar. Raumland’s dedication to low yields, meticulous hand harvesting, whole-cluster pressing and extended lees aging has set new standards for the category and earned the winery a reputation as a reference point for serious, terroir-driven Sekt. Their inclusion in the VDP.Sekt classification and their role in shaping the VDP.Sekt Prestige category underline their significance both within Rheinhessen and on the broader German fine wine stage.

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