There has never been a more exciting moment in German sparkling wine.
A revolution is underway, and today you can taste it.
If the name Moritz Kissinger is not yet on your radar, it will be soon.
Kissinger first came to collector's attention when none other than Klaus Peter Keller raved about a bottle of his Chardonnay. Since then, his scarce releases have become something of a phenomenon - Chardonnays, Sauvignon Blancs, Weissburgunders and, yes, Riesling all from the cold, limestone-riddled center of the Rheinhessen.
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Yet it could be that Moritz's true love is sparkling wine. He has spent a lot of time in Champagne.
Today, we are proud to offer a small parcel of Kissinger's "Winzersekt No. 1" - his first-ever "Winzersekt" bottling, a homage to a more direct expression of sparkling wine.
At $45, this is one of the most serious grower sparkling wines we've tasted; at $40 on the four-pack, this should be one of the quickest sell-outs we'll have.
The 100% Pinot Blanc "Winzersekt No. 1" cuvée is vibrant and direct, not forceful exactly but not at all shy of energy. It is the clarity and vivid quality of the green citrus fruit and minerality that takes the wine to the next level.
As with great Champagne, the dizzying quality is both precision and an almost airy expansiveness.
Friends blinded this bottle this past weekend; they reported that Bouchard and Ulysse Collin were the guesses. However, the point is not that this is Champagne, or like Champagne; in fact, the most compelling quality is that this is not Champagne.
It is something new, the articulation of a specific place made to manifest through the methode of the Champenoise. This is just the exciting first chapter.
Kissinger's "Winzersekt No. 1" is fairly priced and available. Let's see if we can easily write the same thing in five years with "Winzersekt No. 5". This is arriving next week and will be ready for immediate delivery.
To order, email offers@crushwineco.com or call the store at (212) 980-9463.
Joe Salamone
Wine Buyer
Crush Wine & Spirits
Special 4-pack pricing, for a limited time. Use Code: Winzersekt-01