Deep garnet
Still Red · VDP.Grosse Lage Pfalz · Pfalz
Friedrich Becker's dry Grosses Gewachs Spatburgunder from the Schweigener Sankt Paul on the French border: dense red cherry, smoky tobacco, fine tannin and a long savoury close.
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Allow 95 minutes from open to pour.
Sankt Paul is the Becker flagship Spatburgunder GG from Schweigen on the French border; some Becker vineyards lie physically in French Alsace thanks to a 1789 communal boundary, bottled under the Pfalz wine-law exception.
Structurally full-bodied, firm tannins, high acidity with a long finish. Friedrich Becker's dry Grosses Gewachs Spatburgunder from the Schweigener Sankt Paul on the French border: dense red cherry, smoky tobacco, fine tannin and a long savoury close.
Drink 8 to 30 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
Roast venison with juniper is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Coq au vin and Sauerbraten. Dense red cherry and fine tannin flatter game while spice ties to juniper.
No: the producer uses traditional animal-derived fining agents (typically egg whites or isinglass) during clarification, so the wine is not vegan.
The blend is Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir). The wine is classified as VDP.Grosse Lage Pfalz.
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