Christian L. Remoissenet
2Naturkinder
Bat-Nat Rosé Schwarzriesling Pinot Meunier 2015
Now this is a good pet-nat, with a good cause too. Expected a lot more funk. Fruity and savoury. Stupidly easy to drink - first one to disappear off the table 😂Watermelon, strawberry, herbs.
Info from 2naturkinder's website (crazy detailed):
How we made it
The first vintage of our “Bat-Nat” has been harvested in September 2015. It’s made of Schwarzriesling / Pinot Meunier growing on shell limestone. The vineyard is pretty much in the middle of our town. We started farming it organically in 2014. And as the vineyard had been treated well before we took over the plants didn’t suffer from that switch – at the cost of a reduced yield. 2015 was a low-acid year so we picked the grapes relatively early.
With 50% of the grapes crushed we gave it a skin contact time of 24h before pressing followed by a sedimentation time of 48h. The fermentation took place outside and was pretty slow – it was a really chilly fall. In the middle of November it could finally be bottled with a residual sugar of 15 g/l. Fermentation stopped at 6 g/l RS and started over again after spring kicked in. In July 2016 it finally got disgorged by hand.
The story
In 2014 we took over this vineyard from a colleague. There is a neat cottage in the middle of it which just looked like a perfect home for bats. Together with local bat hero Christian Söder we developed the idea of a cycle: we get guano from local bat colonies – a wonderful fertilizer. In the vineyard we have several bat boxes installed to offer opportunities for those lovely animals to hang out. In return we give a share of the revenue back to the bats via the Landesbund für Vogelschutz. The bat on the label is the grey long-eared bat which has become very rare in our area. It’s also incredibly cute and we want to help it stay around.
Fact sheet
Variety: Schwarzriesling / Pinot Meunier
Location: Kitzinger Eselsberg
Soil: shell limestone
Harvest: 16.09.2015
Yield: 40 hl/ha
Skin-contact for 24h
Sedimented for 48h
Bottled after 8 weeks with 15g RS
Disgorged: July 2016
Bottles produced: 800
Alcohol: 12%
Acid: 6.3 g/l
Residual sugar: 0.8 g/l
Bottle size: 0.75 l — 8 years ago
Christian Remoissenet
Corton Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1997
1997 vintage. Lots of grip still. Powerful wine. — 10 years ago
Al Shikoh
Striking medium pink orange hue with fine mousse. Delicate nose of strawberry, raspberry, and biscuit with similar notes on the palate. Made from 100% Pinot Noir via the saignée method with 5 g/L dosage. This is the label of the son of Christian of Saint Chamant. Paired well with Tuna Tartare. 12% ABV. — 7 years ago