Eden Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Gooseberry and fine smoke on the nose. Juicy and silky on the palate with apple notes, Cape gooseberries, ripe but vital acidity, citrus fruit, grapefruit, fine phenolic layering. Compact, consistent, elegant, finishes spicy, some allspice and cumin.

- Falstaff

The best grapes from our Sauvignon Blanc vineyard have been allowed to mature in 320L barrels for a year. We rely on old cooperage from Burgundy, which in this case has made a name for itself on the Loire.

We see the ageing in wooden barrels as an opportunity for the wine to become even more delicate and not to absorb wood or roasted aromas. This chance to mature and oxidize does the wine good, for it becomes calmer, deeper and more subtle. It's fun to play in this Garden of Eden.

Blossoms, taut tangerines, ripe passion fruit, subtle creaminess - notes that come together into an elegant harmony that dances across the tongue and then encompasses the entire palate.

The first vintage is limited to 500 bottles.

The 2019 vintage was featured in the anniversary episode of the Röstoff podcast hosted by Peter Smits and Ilona Scholl. From 1:17:00, our friend and sommelier Felix Fuchs spotlights Eden -inspiration is guaranteed.

12.5% alcohol. Contains sulphites. 

Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc * Age of the vines: 7 to 21 years * Soil: sand, Vosges gravel, loose deposits of the ancient Rhine * Exposure of the sites: south-west, south * Soil quality: deep, well-rooted * Pruning: 4 to 6 eyes per square meter * Quality promotion on the vine: defoliation on one side, removal of the miserly grapes and reduction in the number of shoots (green harvest) * Yield: 50 hl/ha * Harvest of the grapes on 8 September to 13 September 2020 at max. 10 degrees Celsius * Harvest: 100% hand-picked * Initial must weight: 95 to 110 Oechsle degrees * Fermentation time: 3 to 4 weeks * 100% spontaneous fermentation with its own yeast * Winemaking: fermented in 320l barrels and matured until bottling, no wine treatment agents * Bottled in May 2021 * Alcohol: 12.5 % * Residual sugar: 1.8 g/l * Closure: natural cork * Burgundy bottle: 0.75 l * Contains sulphites * Bottled by: Neverland eK, Sebastian Class, Ausserhalb 2, 55578 Vendersheim, Germany * Vintages depicted in the pictures may deviate from the product sold. The vintage that is mentioned in the wine description and/or the headline applies.