Chardonnay Brut
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
fresh oysters, roasted chicken, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted in the southern Pfalz right along the French border, Weingut Bernhart's Chardonnay Brut is a sparkling wine of exceptional class, produced using the traditional method (Klassische Flaschengärung). The grapes are sourced from limestone-rich (Kalkmergel) soils, which impart a distinct chalky minerality and vibrant acidity to the base wine. This unique borderland terroir, where German precision meets Alsatian warmth, allows the Chardonnay to achieve perfect ripeness while retaining its essential freshness. Following secondary fermentation in the bottle, the wine undergoes extended lees aging, developing a fine, persistent mousse alongside complex aromas of green apple, ripe citrus, toasted brioche, and subtle hazelnut. It stands as a testament to the estate's dedication to artisanal sparkling wine production.
🍾 About the Producer
Located in Schweigen-Rechtenbach at the southernmost tip of the Pfalz along the French border, Weingut Bernhart is a distinguished family-run estate renowned for bridging German and Alsatian viticultural traditions. Led by Gerd Bernhart, a member of the prestigious VDP since 2004, the estate crafts expressive, site-transparent wines from venerable cross-border sites like the Schweigener Sonnenberg. The winery is celebrated for its deep limestone-rich terroirs, which yield extraordinarily mineral, complex, and age-worthy Burgundian varieties—notably refined Spätburgunder, Weissburgunder, and Chardonnay—alongside tension-filled, crystalline dry Rieslings.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay