Loimer | Kamptal | Brut Rosé Reserve | NV | 750ml | bio

Description

Product description for Loimer Brut Rosé Reserve NV (bio)

Christoph Raffelt: The cool notes are also evident on the palate. Overall, however, the sparkling wine is fuller there and coats the mouth with charming, ripe, sweet notes. Alongside red and a little dark fruit, there is a hint of gianduia. The mousse is fine and lively; the sparkling wine appears powerful yet remains balanced, fine, and elegant. Despite the sweet notes, it avoids unnecessary dosage and counters the fruit with fine acidity.

Information about the wine

The grapes for this sparkling wine come from vineyards in Langenlois and Gumpoldskirchen. The grapes were harvested by hand in 20 kg crates in early to mid-September 2015. After whole-bunch pressing, yielding 50 liters of juice from 100 kg of grapes, and a preliminary clarification of approximately 40 hours, the Pinot Noir, St. Laurent, and Zweigelt were fermented spontaneously at 18 to 22 °C for two to four weeks in steel tanks. The wine remained there on the fine lees for over six months. The cuvée was bottled on August 1, 2017, and remained sur lattes until July 2019. The grapes were then riddled by hand. A dosage of 3 g/l was used, with an addition of approximately 20 mg/l SO2 before bottling and 15 mg/l during disgorgement.

Colour

Salmon-coloured with a lively mousse.

Nose

The Brut Rosé is a pleasantly cool and taut sparkling wine that opens with floral and red berry notes. Red currants, small, just-ripened wild strawberries, and sour and sweet cherries dominate the aroma. It becomes truly charming, however, with the additional notes of nuts and a freshly buttered slice of brioche.

Palate

The cool notes are also evident on the palate. Overall, however, the sparkling wine is fuller there and coats the mouth with charming, ripe, sweet notes. In addition to red and a little dark fruit, there is a hint of gianduia. The mousse is fine and lively; the sparkling wine appears powerful yet remains balanced, fine, and elegant. Despite the sweet notes, it avoids unnecessary dosage and counteracts the fruit with fine acidity.

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Wine Advocate

Score: 91

Disgorged in October 2021, the NV Brut Rosé Reserve offers a pure and fresh yet intensely aromatic bouquet of red berries intertwined with delicate brioche and lemon juice aromas as well as some flinty notes. Round and fruity on the palate, this is a well-balanced, very charming, finely structured and stimulating sparkling blend of the Kamptal’s red grape varieties such as Pinot Noir and St. Laurent. This vinous and finessed rosé drinks perfectly well as an aperitif but has enough fruit and structure to be enjoyed with many lighter dishes based on veggies, white meat or fish. Disgorged with a dosage of just two grams per liter, this is in fact an extra brut or brut nature. 12% stated alcohol. Tasted in January 2022.
Stephan Reinhardt

Vinous

Score: 91

The NV Brut Rosé Reserve (tasted from magnum) is a blend of Zweigelt, Pinot Noir and Sankt Laurent that spent four years on lees. A sense of white pepper accompanies strawberry and rose hip notes on the nose. That same pepper note also tingles beautifully on the slender, brisk and tenderly strawberry-fruited palate. Fine mousse underlines the fruity nuance and freshness. This is elegant and, as always, so reliable. Dosage is 2 grams per liter. Disgorged: June 2023.
— Anne Krebiehl MW
Drinking window: 2024 – 2030
Review date: Mar 2024

Producer website: https://www.loimer.at/en/