Weedenborn – Sauvignon Blanc Réserve

The Weedenborn Sauvignon Blanc Réserve 2021 is among the best Sauvignons from German wine regions. With her Réserve, which was marketed as Sauvignon Blanc Fumé until the 2016 vintage, Gesine Roll impressively demonstrates what can be achieved from her great love for Sauvignon Blanc. For this, Gesine Roll selects the most beautiful and best grapes from the most valuable sites and oldest Sauvignon Blanc vineyards, the so-called Golden Cut. Spontaneously fermented, she allowed it to mature for 18 months on its full lees in classic French oak barriques, which further concentrated it.

In the style of great Burgundy wines, the Weedenborn Sauvignon Blanc Réserve is tastefully fine and elegant, with well-integrated wood. On the palate, it shows ample power and richness, as well as a firm structure with tension. Time is not the only crucial factor here. "It's about making the right decision at the right time," Gesine tells us, "both in the vineyard and in the cellar. Don't harvest too early or too late, and intervene as little as possible in the cellar, giving the wine time."

"Gesine Roll has made the wines clearer. They have become cooler, more precise, and even more serious, truly masterful. Sauvignon Blanc is her trademark and her passion. When asked why it had to be Sauvignon Blanc that captivated her, she gives a typical answer: I love challenges. Producing really good Sauvignon Blanc is not easy. It requires an enormous amount of consistency," describes fellow winemaker and wine blogger Dirk Würtz about the wines from Weingut Weedenborn.

Sauvignon Blanc Reserve – aka Sauvignon Blanc Fumé

After the Sauvignon Blanc Terra Rossa, which has now become an undisputed top Sauvignon Blanc in Rheinhessen, the Sauvignon Blanc Reserve remains what it has shown in recent years under the name FUMÉ. Gesine Roll's Sauvignon Blanc Reserve comes into the glass with a clear, slightly golden-green color. The nose is dominated by opulent, very elegant aromas of citrus fruits, such as lime and tangerine, warm brioche, and noble smoky notes. On the palate, the Sauvignon Blanc Reserve brings richness to the tongue. This, however, is elegant and underlined with exotic tropical fruits such as papaya, mango, again tangerine, passion fruit, and physalis. This is followed by a mineral concentration that is complex but always elegant and smoky-fruity with finesse, revealing a Burgundian character in the finish.

Sauvignon Blanc Réserve – a wine and its values

• Origin Wine from Germany
• Growing region Rheinhessen
• Winery Weedenborn
• Grape variety Sauvignon Blanc
• 13% vol. alcohol content
• 1.8g/l residual sugar
• 7 g/l acidity