Pinot Noir, Lukas Hammelmann 'Haschdott Trocken'

These rosés are not rosés; they are Pinot Noirs. He certainly didn't treat either wine as a rosé - the "Grand Cru" Roter Berg had an élevage of around two years before release. Even this "simple" village-level Pinot Noir was in barrel for well over a year. They are lighter and finer than most Pinot Noirs, yet they both show a simply haunting elegance, incredibly silken and polished, with a sleek and perfumed sweet-berry fruit sheened by mineral and acid.

It is lighter in color, lending many to categorize it as a rosé, showing more bright-tart red berry fruit with lots of complex herbal notes from pine needle resin to dried spices, all underpinned by a great illuminating acidity. This is a Pinot Noir 'rosé' grown on limestone and loess soils; zingy, ultra-fine and ultra-light - great clarity and energy.