Wasenhaus Spatburgunder 2022

Wasenhaus Spatburgunder 2022

Wasenhaus
$45.00

Grape: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2022
Type: Red

This low-intervention red wine is a pure varietal expression of Spätburgunder crafted by Alex Götze and Christoph Wolber in Baden. The hand-harvested pinot noir grapes are vinified using one-hundred percent whole clusters, incorporating a small portion of carbonic maceration. Spontaneous fermentation relies entirely on native vineyard wild yeasts in neutral wooden tuns, completely avoiding commercial additives or heavy extraction. The wine matures naturally in seasoned oak casks to allow the tannins to resolve gently.

It pours a translucent ruby color with violet glints, opening with pure aromatics of bright red fruits and subtle herbal notes. A lightweight and athletic frame delivers an explosion of fresh red berries, cherry, and light bubble gum nuances. Soft, fine-grained stem tannins provide a delicate structural grip that coordinates beautifully with a clean wave of natural acidity. The fluid core remains quaffable and lively, especially when served with a slight chill. It concludes bone-dry.

Vasenhaus is the Baden project of two German friends, Dorli Muhr-trained and Burgundy-influenced, who built their reputation around Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from limestone-rich sites near the Kaiserstuhl and Markgraflerland. After experience in Burgundy, they brought back a small-domaine mentality: careful sourcing, native ferments, whole-cluster work where appropriate and aging that supports rather than covers the fruit. The wines are elegant, pale and aromatic, closer in spirit to Burgundy than to the heavier style sometimes associated with warm Baden. Vasenhaus shows German Pinot as a language of finesse, spice and mineral clarity.