Deep garnet
Still Red · VDP.Grosse Lage Pfalz · Pfalz
Siegrist's dry Grosses Gewachs Spatburgunder from the Ilbesheimer Kalmit: barrel-aged dark cherry, smoke, fine tannin and savoury depth.
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Allow 95 minutes from open to pour.
Bruno Schimpf at Siegrist bottles a barrique-aged Kalmit Spatburgunder GG since the early 2000s; VDP member since 2000.
Structurally full-bodied, firm tannins, high acidity with a long finish. Siegrist's dry Grosses Gewachs Spatburgunder from the Ilbesheimer Kalmit: barrel-aged dark cherry, smoke, fine tannin and savoury depth.
Drink 6 to 22 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
Roast venison is the canonical pairing; Coq au vin is the other strong match. Dense fruit and fine tannin flatter game.
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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