Ultra-premium Sekt: "Rohkost 2023" with 28 German Elite Producers of Sparkling Wine, Bensheim, Germany

Master of Wine Anne Krebiehl recently pointed to three revolutions in terms of German wine: "People forget the doldrums of German wine, especially from about 1985 to 1995. If you were cool in Germany then, you didn’t drink German wine. But it has changed this century. It happened with dry Riesling first, then Pinot’, she said, adding about German sparkling wine, ‘and now it’s finally happening with Sekt."

First, dry Riesling, then Pinot Noir and now Sekt.

Following the example of "Le Printemps des Champagnes", "Rohkost 2023" was the event to attend if you wanted to understand what is going on in Germany with the regard to sparkling wines. 

28 leading German Sekt producers presented their sparklers at Griesel & Compagnie in Bensheim, Hessische Bergstrasse, on May 22, 2023. This was the third "Rohkost" tasting.

Each of the 28 Sekt producers at the event poured 2 sparkling wines, at 3 different stages of the production process of Sekt, which can last a decade or even longer.

First, early stage - base wine (after first fermentation, before second fermentation, without bubbles). All base wines were vintage 2022.

 

Second, intermediate stage - base Sekt (after second fermentation, before aging on the lees, with bubbles).  The base Sekts were vintage 2018/19/20.

 

Third, the final product - Sekt ready to be consumed. The Sekts ready for consumtion were, depending on the aging period on the lees, were vintage 2014/15716/17/18. The longest on the lees were those of Schlossgut Diel and Sekthaus Raumland,

 

The sparkling wines poured at the event were all at par with the best sparkling wines from around the world. No wonder that people are talking now about a Sekt revolution in Germany, following the dry white wine revolution 3 decades ago and the Pinot Noir revolution more recently. 

 

The producers present at "Rohkost" are all at the forefront of this revolution. 

See also: 

 

Winzersekt: Germany's 30 Top Winzersekt Producers (Gourmetwelten), Germany 

 

German Wine Basics: Sekt

Champagne, Sekt, Cava, Pét-Nat ...: Sparkling Wines around the World - A Primer

French Champagne Houses and German Roots

28 Sekt Producers

 

Sekthaus Andres & Mugler

 

Best: Sekt Blanc de Noir Brut 2021

 

Bamberger Wein- & Sektgut

 

Pouring: Heiko and Ina (daughter) Bamberger 

Best: Sekt Prestige Pinot Rose Brut Nature Sektmacher Reserve 2017

 

Wein- und Sektgut Barth

 

Pouring: Mark A. Barth

Best: Sekt Riesling Schützenhaus Brut Nature 2017

See also: Tour and Wine Tasting with Lunch, with Mark Barth at Wein- und Sektgut Barth in Hattenheim, Rheingau – Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)

 

Weingut Beck Hedesheimer Hof 

 

Best: Sekt Karl Brut Nature 2018

 

Sekthaus Philipp Bender

 

Best: Sekt Riesling Brut 2017

 

Weingut Bergdolt

 

Best: Sekt Cuvee Fluxux Brut Nature 2015

 

Weingut Braunewell

 

Pouring: Christian Braunewell 

Best: Sekt Chardonnay 2019

 

Sekthaus BurkhardtSchür

 

Best: Sekt Blanc de Blancs Brut CH 2018

 

Schlossgut Diel

 

Pouring: Caroline Diel 

Best: Sekt Cuvee MO Brut Nature 2014

 

Weingut Eppelmann

 

Best: Sekt Blanc de Noir PN Brut Nature 2018

 

Weingut Eymann

 

Best: Sekt Cuvee No. 420 Extra Brut

 

Griesel & Compagnie

 

Pouring: Niko Brandtner (General Manager and Winemaker)

Best: Sekt Pinot Blanc Granit H (Auerbacher Höllberg) 2019

See also: Ultra-premium Sekt: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Griesel&Compagnie, Sekthaus Streit, Bensheim, with Winemaker Rachele Crosara - Germany-South and Alsace 2018 Tour by ombiasy WineTours: Baden, Alsace, Pfalz and Rheinhessen

 

Frank John Hirschhorner Weinkontor

 

Best: Sekt Riesling Brut 36 2017

 

Weingut Kiefer

 

Best: Sekt Sauvignon Blanc Brut 2020

 

Krack Sekthaus

 

Best: Sekt Pinot Estra Brut PN/PB 2019

 

Piwi Kollektiv

 

Best: Sekt NOU Cremant Brut 2021

 

Sekthaus Raumland

 

Pouring: Volker Raumland 

Best: Sekt Pinot Kirchenstück Reserve Brut Nature 2014

 

See also: Tasting at Sekthaus Raumland in Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Rheinhessen, with Heide-Rose and Volker Raumland - Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours 

Privat-Sektkellerei Reinecker

 

Best: Sekt Feuerbacher Steingässle Pinot Noir

 

Weingut Reinhardt

 

Best: Sekt Chardonnay Reserve Brut Nature 2017

 

F.B. Schönleber

 

Pouring: Bernd Schönleber 

Best: Sekt CREATION Riesling & Spätburgunder Brut 2018

See also: Cellar Tour, Tasting and Dinner at Wein- und Sektgut F.B. Schönleber in Östrich-Winkel, Rheingau, with Ralp and Bernd Schönleber - Germany-North Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours

 

Singer-Fischer/ Lena macht Sekt

 

Best: Sekt Pinot Blanc de Noir Brut 2019

 

SM Sekt Manufaktur

 

Best: Sekt Pinot BDN 2019

 

Schloss Sommerhausen

 

Pouring: Moritz Steinmann (owner/son and winemaker) 

Best: Sekt Grand Rose Extra Brut PN 2017

 

Strauch Sektmanufaktur

 

Pouring: Isabelle B. Strauch-Weissbach 

Best: Sekt Cremant Chardonnay Extra Brut Bio

 

Schloss Vaux

 

Pouring: Christoph Graf (Managing Director) 

Best: Sekt Rose Reserve 2018

Heinz Wagner Sektmanufaktur

 

Best: Sekt Rose PN/CN 13 Monate Zero Dosage

 

Weinreich

 

Sekt Cuvee Mineral Brut PM/CH 2018

 

Weingut Wilhelmshof 

 

Sekt Riesling Brut bA Pfalz brut 2017

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