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Friedrich Becker "Cuvee Guillaume" Rotwein VDP 2021
Red Wine
German dry red from Pfalz
關於此酒 :
德國Pfalz 區乾紅，以 Becker 家族祖先 Guillaume 命名，主要混合 Cabernet、Merlot、Pinot Grigio、Dornfelder 手摘葡萄，一半葡萄田位處德國 Pfalz區，而另一半位處法國 Alsace 阿爾薩斯區，12-30 年老樹滕，12-14個月橡木桶，中等濃度，深寶石紅酒色，紅莓、黑莓、櫻桃、香料、雨後森林酒香，入口充滿豐富黑莓果味，略帶烘焙、橡木、黑朱古力、綠茶，單寧細膩，餘味悠長。
About this wine :
Friedrich Becker "Cuvee Guillaume" was named after his ancestor, Wilhelm Becker. He was listed in the Alsace land registers as Guillaume (French for William) Becker. Exactly half of the grapes come from the Alsatian part of the estate, the other half from Germany. Thanks to special rights, this wine is marketed as a Palatinate red wine cuvée. The vineyards are located on deep loam and clay soils. However, red wine grapes from calcareous soils are also used. The cuvée is made from Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Grigio, and Dornfelder. The vines are between 12 and 30 years old. It also sometimes features Pinot Meunier and Blauer Portugieser (a red grape variety planted mostly in Germany, Austria and also in Portugal, under the name “Português Azul”). The exact recipe for this Cuvee changes from vintage to vintage.
The grapes of the four different red grape varieties are hand-selected on the vine. The red wine grapes are then destemmed and fermented separately on the skins. The must is gently fermented in wooden vats and barrels for two to three weeks and then juiced. The wines are then aged in small and large oak barrels for a further 12 to 14 months. Bottled without filtration or fining and then sold.
The wine shines with a rich ruby red color with dark reflections in the red wine glass. The bouquet of this red wine from the Palatinate region is reminiscent of red and black berries with cherry notes. Spices are also detectable, and the aftertaste even smells like forest floor after a downpour. This is juicy, with fruit leaning toward blackberries. Perceptible but integrated oak with dark roasted nuances, medium-fine tannins, a hint of dark chocolate and green tea on the palate, and a good finish. The alcohol is strong but not excessive. The Guillaume is fully fermented and has a dry (0.5g/l) flavor.
關於 WEINGUT FRIEDRICH BECKER 酒莊 :
德國 FRIEDRICH BECKER 狐狸酒莊位於 Pfalz 酒區，自2000年起成為德國VDP會員 (只有德國最優秀酒莊才能加入的協會)，連續8年獲得 Gault Millau 德國No. 1 Pinot Noir 名銜，各地酒評高度評價，酒評人 Robert Parker 表示「Becker 多年以來已是德國最享負盛名的釀酒商之一」，深受 Burgundy 布艮地愛好者追捧。
About WEINGUT FRIEDRICH BECKER :
For many years now, the Becker estate located in Schweigen, very far south of the Pfalz on the border of Alsace, has been one of the top Pinot Noir producers in Germany. The best Becker Pinot Noirs compare favorably with the best Burgundy has to offer.
In 1973 when Fritz Sr. took over the estate from his father, he stopped selling grapes to the local co-op and started bottling and selling his own wines. He was also one of the first that independently, but in parallel with Dr. Heger, Fürst and Meyer-Näkel, started using barriques for his Pinots. In the beginning he was very frustrated trying to successfully in his words “transferring the gift of nature into fine wine”, as his colleagues in France had been doing for many years.
In 2005 Fritz Jr. took over the winemaking at the estate and his father continued to oversee the outside vineyard work. In 2007, the Beckers started to work with lower must weights more in the range from 92-98 Öchsle rather than previously with 100 Öchsle or more. They learned that physiologically ripe fruit needs acid more than additional sugar.
Almost 70% of their vineyards are located in Alsace. The fruit for their Grosses Gewächs Pinot Noirs comes from two great sites: the Kammerberg, a steep single vineyard near Wissembourg was recovered by Fritz Sr. in 1966. The old vines with mostly German clones and some French grow on deep marl lime soils that produce powerful but also refined, mineral driven Pinot Noirs (it is all about the dirt here!); the other Grand Cru is the St. Paul cultivated in the 14th century by the Cistercians of Wissembourg. The site had since become overgrown but the Beckers uprooted trees and bushes in early 2000 and planted a mix of Pinot clones from Dijon and the German Marienfelder clone. The first vintage was harvested in 2004 and even then the Pinots were very fruit driven (the Dijon clones) but with lots of finesse and refinement.
St. Paul Pinots are released two years and the Kammerberg three years after the vintage. The Beckers also produce a Riesling Grosses Gewächs from the Sonnenberg with “poor” limestone soils that brings a surprisingly light and elegant wine. In addition a series of very good Pinot Blancs (a lot of limestone here!), a superb Gewürztraminer and an interesting red, “Guillaume” (a cuvee of Cabernet, Merlot, Dornfelder and Pinot Meunier).
From the 28 ha the Beckers produce over 12,000 cases annually. Plantings are 60% Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, 22% Riesling, and the remaining 18% includes Silvaner, Gewürztraminer and Muskateller.
