Schweigen Kalkmergel Spatburgunder
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, roasted rack of lamb
✨ Technical Specifications
Weingut Bernhart's Schweigen Kalkmergel Spätburgunder is a profound expression of the unique cross-border terroir of Schweigen-Rechtenbach, where vineyards straddle the boundary between Germany's Pfalz and France's Alsace. The name 'Kalkmergel' pays homage to the heavy limestone marl soils deposited millions of years ago, which impart a distinct mineral tension and structural elegance to the Pinot Noir vines. This wine is crafted from hand-harvested grapes grown in these historic borderlands—where French elegance meets German precision. Fermented traditionally and aged in high-quality oak barriques, it showcases a beautiful balance of dark cherry fruit, earthy forest floor, and fine-grained, chalky tannins, reflecting a centuries-old heritage of viticulture shaped by shifting national borders.
🍾 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
Spätburgunder
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13% - 13.5%