Riesling Brut
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
fresh oysters, light seafood tempura, cured ham
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted in the unique cross-border terroir of Schweigen-Rechtenbach, where German and French winemaking traditions seamlessly blur, Weingut Bernhart's Riesling Brut is a sparkling testament to the region's limestone-rich soils. This traditional-method Sekt (klassische Flaschengärung) benefits from the cool breezes flowing through the Wissembourg Gap and the intense Pfalz sunshine. Hand-harvested Riesling grapes are gently pressed and undergo secondary fermentation in the bottle, followed by extensive lees aging. This patient process yields a sparkling wine of remarkable precision, marrying the natural, high-toned acidity of Riesling with a delicate, creamy mousse and a profound mineral backbone derived from the ancient Kalkmergel (lime-marl) soils.
🍾 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
Riesling