
Holger Koch Pinot Noir SF 2022
Vintage: 2022
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Style: Red Wine
Alcohol Content: 12.5%
Region: Swabia
Sub-Region or Appellation: Baden-Württemberg
Viticulture: Practicing Organic. Certified until 2014
Age of Vines: 25 years old
Soils: Loess and volcanic
Elevation: 300 m
Yeasts: Indigenous
Vinification: 25-50% destemmed; 18 day maceration
Aging: Elevage 11 months in 300L and 500L barrels
Fining or Filtering: None
SO2 added: None
This is the Pinot Noir Herrenstuck, made sans soufre and 30% carbonically macerated. Holger's decision to omit sulfur completely has given birth to a whole new wine--still stunning and balanced, yet with enough verve and romance to induce an adrenaline rush.