Rosé Apple Brut – 2020

von Wiesen – Rosé Apple Brut 2020 – Apple Sparkling Wine with Currant

The von Wiesen Rosé Apple Brut 2020 is a sparkling wine made from regional apples of various varieties from the Hessian Bergstraße. With fine perlage and a dry taste profile, the Rosé Apple Brut is a wonderful refreshment when well chilled. In addition to juicy notes of apple cider, there are also sweet-sour aromas of red and black currant, which bring fruitiness and complexity.

The apple sparkling wine was produced using traditional bottle fermentation, meaning the bottles were riddled and disgorged, just like Griesel Sekt made from grapes. 24 months of yeast aging in the bottle bring elegance and depth.

For the dosage, Niko Brandner chose not a sugar solution or apple juice, but spontaneously fermented juice from red and black currants. This adds plenty of color and fruit to the mix and slightly more residual sweetness than with the Apple Sparkling Wine Brut.

On the palate, a fine perlage presents itself, which does not hinder the flow of drinking. Wonderfully dry and immensely fruity, the von Wiesen Rosé Apple Brut, with 8.7% vol alcohol, is a grandiose aperitif and a good companion, for example, to summer salads, fish, or white meat.

von Wiesen Fruit Sparkling Wine – Niko Brandner's New Project

That Niko Brandner can make Sekt is undisputed; he has been one of Germany's top Sekt producers for several years now. The quantities of Griesel Sekt production are never enough to satisfy the high demand. But if you want to remain true to your quality promise, you simply cannot just increase production volume. The Sekt matures for at least three years before it comes onto the market, and there is always a corresponding time lag.

So why not try sparkling wine from a different raw material? With a clear taste goal in mind, Niko experimented with apples and quinces from the region with as much care as he usually does with grapes for Sekt. Thus, the von Wiesen apples ferment spontaneously in old and new barrique barrels with the help of the naturally occurring yeast flora, just like the base wines in Sekt production. Please open the von Wiesen apple sparkling wine carefully, as the pressure in the bottle varies.