WasenhausSpätburgunder Kanzel 2023 (750ml)

For the serious German wine dork, this wine is a legend – sort of. This parcel, high up on the Ehrenstetter Ölberg (the proper village and vineyard name they cannot use, because they bottle the wine(s) as “Landweins,” was first used by Dr. Henrik Möbitz. As of 2020, Wasenhaus is farming this parcel.

The Kanzel is a part of the old Ölberg with a slightly more eastern exposition; thus the site is a bit colder and less exposed to the sun. Half of the vines here are a French selection massale planted by Dr. Henrik Möbitz; the other half of the vines are older German clones. For vintage 2023, this was fermented 50% whole clusters, with a bit of carbonic fermentation and then transferred to an open-vat for a classic fermentation with minimal punchdowns. The wine was aged in mainly used French oak barrels for fifteen months.