Free Run Rose
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled prawns, Mediterranean mezze, fresh goat cheese salad
✨ Technical Specifications
Oliver Zeter's Free Run Rosé is a contemporary German masterpiece that redefines the potential of Pfalz rosé. The name itself pays homage to the gentle gravity-fed process of winemaking: only the pristine juice that flows naturally from the grapes under their own weight is used, completely bypassing the mechanical press. This meticulous technique prevents the extraction of bitter skin tannins, resulting in an exceptionally pale, delicate, and bright salmon-colored wine. Sourced from carefully managed Pfalz vineyards where warm days are balanced by cool alpine winds, the grapes develop intense aromatics while retaining a vibrant, crisp acidity. Fermented cool in stainless steel tanks, this dry rosé captures a perfect harmony of fresh red berry fruits and subtle herbal complexity, offering a sophisticated German alternative to the classic rosés of Provence.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2007 by brothers Oliver and Christian Zeter in the Mittelhaardt village of Neustadt-Haardt, Weingut Oliver Zeter is celebrated as a transformative force in modern German viticulture. Following apprenticeships in Italy, South Africa, and the Pfalz estate Dr. Deinhard, Oliver returned to his family's wine roots to champion grape varieties unconventional for the region, most notably Sauvignon Blanc alongside classic Riesling and Chenin Blanc. Sourced from limestone-rich slopes in Haardt Herzog and marl-sandstone terroirs across top parcels such as Kallstadter Saumagen, the vineyards benefit from the protective rain shadow of the Haardt hills. In the cellar, Zeter balances precise temperature-controlled stainless steel with wooden casks, concrete vessels, and amphorae to fashion textured, mineral-driven whites marked by vibrant acidity. The estate's whimsical mascot—a wine-drinking bear sketched by Palatinate artist Otto Dill—adorns benchmark labels such as the barrel-fermented Sauvignon Blanc, Le Moelleux Chenin Blanc, Saumagen Riesling, and the luscious botrytised Goldschatz TBA.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon