Fume Sauvignon Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2027
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled sea bass, roasted poultry, warm goat cheese salad
✨ Technical Specifications
Oliver Zeter's Fumé Sauvignon Blanc is a sophisticated homage to the barrel-aged style of the Loire Valley, reimagined through the unique terroir of Germany's Pfalz region. Sourced from carefully selected vineyards rich in limestone and loess-clay soils, the grapes undergo spontaneous fermentation and are aged on the fine lees in a combination of new and used French oak barriques and tonneaux. This meticulous wood contact imparts a delicate, smoky complexity—hence the 'Fumé' designation—and a creamy, textured mouthfeel that beautifully tempers the varietal's vibrant, zesty acidity. The bottle features the estate's signature whimsical bear, a historical drawing by Pfalz artist Otto Dill originally gifted to Oliver's great-grandfather, symbolizing a perfect marriage of serious winemaking and lighthearted passion.
🍾 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
Sauvignon Blanc
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5%