Suez is our tribute to the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, to the opening ceremony a Riesling of Reichsrat von Buhl has been served. It was clear from the beginning that we will have a Riesling Suez. However, we wanted to create a whole series of top wines under the Suez – Label. Now the Edition also includes a Pinot Noir Rosé and a classic red Pinot Noir. Winemaker Mathieu Kauffmann has used some of our best Pinot Noir grapes from a 15 year old vineyard for this Rosé. The grapes were harvested by hand and had a maceration period of 8 hours in the press. After a gentle direct pressing with only 50% juice extraction, a third of the juice is fermented in a double piece barrel (2400l), the rest in 500l french oak tonneaux. The wine aged on the fermentation yeast up to its bottling in July.
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This is our way to show what a great potential handmade Rosé may have. The SUEZ Rosé shows a very seductive, subtle fruitiness, a little spice and dried herbs. Fresh and clean on the palate with a huge potential for further development after bottling. And of course it‘s as dry as you can get it.
