Grauburgunder Calx 2022 Sparkling Michael Völker and Melanie Drese

Michael Völker and Melanie Drese came back to Kitzingen in 2013 to take on the winery Michael's father had built

dry and refreshing rather than sweet

no filtration and next to no sulphur

earthy base

with its volcanic granite and carbonic maceration tradition

Grauburgunder Calx 2022 Sparkling Michael Völker and Melanie DreseCalx is the old Latin word for limestone, and it names both the soil and the wine: Grauburgunder grown on the few chalk rich parcels Andi Mann farms in Eckelsheim. This is Pinot Gris taken somewhere unexpected. A long maceration on the skins, then a year and a half resting on its lees, turns a normally soft grape into something with real grip and amber depth. Expect ripe pear and quince, dried citrus, a savoury, almost nutty edge, and a texture that