Neustadt: Wine tasting with cellar tour and vineyard visit
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Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Best 3 to 10 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs10 yrs12 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
What it pairs with
- Roast chicken with morels Hazelnut and oak spice echo morel cream.More wines for chicken and white meat →
- Lobster with butter Barrel weight flatters lobster richness.More wines for lobster →
How to serve Bissersheim Kalkmergel Chardonnay Reserve
Allow 35 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and decant. Open 30 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
- Serve at 10-12°C. Cellar temperature (10-12°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a medium-sized white-wine glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Roast chicken with morels, Lobster with butter. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
The Kalkmergel Chardonnay is Wageck-Pfaffmann's barrel-aged Chardonnay reserve, sourced from calcareous Bissersheim parcels.
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Wageck Pfaffmann · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Chardonnay
- Classification
- Pfalz Pradikatswein
- Oak
- Barrel-aged in French oak
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 28 to 42 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3 to 10 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2010
Frequently asked about Bissersheim Kalkmergel Chardonnay Reserve
What does Bissersheim Kalkmergel Chardonnay Reserve taste like?
Structurally full-bodied, high acidity with a long finish. Barrel-aged dry Chardonnay Reserve from Bissersheim calcareous clay: ripe yellow apple, hazelnut, oak spice and a salty close.
When should I drink Bissersheim Kalkmergel Chardonnay Reserve?
Drink 3 to 10 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Bissersheim Kalkmergel Chardonnay Reserve?
Roast chicken with morels is the canonical pairing; Lobster with butter is the other strong match. Hazelnut and oak spice echo morel cream.
Is Bissersheim Kalkmergel Chardonnay Reserve vegan?
No: the producer uses traditional animal-derived fining agents (typically egg whites or isinglass) during clarification, so the wine is not vegan.
What grapes are in Bissersheim Kalkmergel Chardonnay Reserve?
The blend is Chardonnay. The wine is classified as Pfalz Pradikatswein.
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