Wasenhaus Arrivals Plus Spatburgunder Restock!
Wasenhaus Arrivals Plus Spatburgunder Restock!
Wasenhaus needs little introduction, as Chambers Street Wines has been offering these stunning wines since their first vintage in 2016. Nearing almost a decade of making wine together, Christoph Wolber and Alexander Götze have created what is looked to as the standard for Burgundian style wines made in Germany. Strangely enough, the two Germans met in Burgundy each on their own journey in wine. Between the two of them they worked at Comte Armand, Lefalive, de Montille, Pierre Morey, Bernard van Berg, and Domaine de la Vougeraie. The name comes from a farm that Christoph grew up on and their focus is in old vines, old clones, and vineyards that have been ignored for being too hard to work, or for their low yields. This along with organic farming, with biodynamics sprinkled in, and a hands-off approach to winemaking has evolved into Chardonnays, Pinot Noirs, and Weissburgunders that are showstoppers!
All the wines here are bottled as "Landwein" but break down into the categories of estate-level, soil type, and single-vineyard. The estate-level wines are simply labeled with the grape varietal, Chardonnay, Spätburgunder, or Weissburgunder. Their soil level, which only applies for Spätburgunder, includes Vulkan (volcanic, Kaiserstuhl soils), and Kalk (limestone soils). And lastly is the single-vineyard wines, Bellen, Filzen, Hohlen, Kanzel, and Möhlin.
For a deeper look into the vineyard sites of Wasenhaus, check out a video vineyard tour here courtesy of Vom Boden.
In addition to the new release of Wasenhaus, we decided it was the perfect time to restock the shelves with some of our favorite Spätburgunders.
The Sven Enderle Pinot Noir, is sourced from vineyards all over Baden that are are either certified or working organically. Vinified 100% whole cluster, fermentation in 800 liter boxes mashed by foot. Aged in oak for 15 months before being bottled un-fined, un-filtered with minimal sulfur at bottling. A nose full of raspberry, and tart cherry that gives way to a earth tones of forest floor. On the palate the wine has refreshing acidity with soft tannins. A bit of crunchy red fruits are present giving the wine excellent energy.
Daniel Fries Pinot Noir from the neighbor of nearby Knebel in the schist rich Terassen-Mosel. After stints at De Montille in Burgundy and Lingua Franca in the Willamette Valley, young Daniel came back to the Mosel. The wine has about 20% whole-cluster and sees only used French oak. Very earthy and structured, soaring red and black fruit and surprisingly spicy.
Shelter Spätburgunder, made by husband and wife team Hans-Bert Espe and Silke Wolf.
No herbicides or pesticides are used in the vineyards, harvest is done completely by hand. Fermentation is in open top vessels and the wine is then transered into barrel. Very little new oak is used alongside barrels that are up to 5 years old. There is a beautiful nose of cranberry and tart cherry balanced with earthy tones. It opens up to be incredibly elegant with a frehness to carry and pair along with a wide array of foods. A value spot for Spatburgunder if I've ever seen!
As we slowly transition to fall, allow these stunning German wines to grace your table.
-Hanna Krilov Cohen
Due to limited quantities, there is a limit of 2 bottles per person on the Wasenhaus Chardonnay, Wasenhaus Spätburgunder, and Spätburgunder Vulkan
All still wines discount 10% on a case or mixed case purchase *excluding 3 liter bottles.
Please allow until Wednesday, September 24th for pick-up or delivery
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Wasenhaus NV Burgunder Sekt Brut Nature
"Mainly Spätburgunder with some Weissburgunder, sourced from the 2017, 2019, and 2021 vintages, mainly ‘19 and ‘21. The 2021 vintage was a very tough year on Baden, so Christoph and Alex decided to cut a lot of the fruit from...
$77.99
Wasenhaus 2023 Baden Chardonnay - Limit 2 per customer
The wine is sourced from various parcels south of Staufen and in the Kaiserstuhl. The vines were planted in the late '80s early '90s. The 2023 was pressed as whole-cluster and fermented in used barrels of different sizes. Aged for...
$54.99
Wasenhaus 2023 Baden Chardonnay Filzen 1.5L
Filzen is a very cool parcel from steep slopes near Staufen, with limestone and clay soils and worked manually. It shows more soil, more transparency, more elegance and length than the entry-level bottling. For 2023, the bunches got pressed as...
$189.99
Wasenhaus 2023 Baden Chardonnay Hohlen 3L
This is a newer Chardonnay from Wasenhaus; first vintage 2022 I believe. This comes from the Zunzinger Rosenberg, a site you’ve never heard of about fifteen minutes south of Staufen. The vines are on limestone and clay soils and are...
$369.99
Wasenhaus 2023 Baden Weissburgunder Mohlin 1.5L
Ahh the Möhlin. This is a Pinot Blanc grown on very steep slopes, with a southeastern exposure, old terraced vineyards all beautifully tucked into a side valley above the Möhlin creek. It’s a stunning place; and a stunning wine. As...
$245.99
Wasenhaus 2023 Baden Weissburgunder Mohlin 3L
Ahh the Möhlin. This is a Pinot Blanc grown on very steep slopes, with a southeastern exposure, old terraced vineyards all beautifully tucked into a side valley above the Möhlin creek. It’s a stunning place; and a stunning wine. As...
$459.99
Wasenhaus 2024 Spätburgunder Grande Ordinaire
Spätburgunder: delicate, floral and immediate. This is a joyous, vivid wine to ponder in youth – the wine’s youth. You can be however old you are, it’s all good. The “Grand Ordinaire” is a 100% Spätburgunder, 100% whole-bunch, and 100%...
$38.99
Wasenhaus 2023 Baden Spätburgunder - Limit 2 per customer
This is Wasenhaus’ entry level Pinot Noir; it is the gateway drug of this estate, cut from the same cloth as the top Grand Crus (unlike the “Grande Ordinaire,” which is a much more free-form, bright and “natural” treatise on...
$54.99
Wasenhaus 2023 Baden Spätburgunder Vulkan - Limit 2 per customer
This is Wasenhaus’ Pinot Noir from the Kaiserstuhl region, grown on volcanic soils – thus the reference to “Vulkan.” It is sourced from a few parcels: One vineyard is quite high in elevation in the town of Eichstetten and one...
$80.99
Wasenhaus 2023 Baden Spätburgunder Hohlen 3L
A Pinot Noir on very shallow and poor limestone clay soil, grown on the Zunzinger Rosenberg with a southwest exposure. This vineyard consists of mainly German clones, half of the plot is from Spätburgunder vines planted in the 1960s. Fermentation...
$499.99
Enderle, Sven 2022 Pinot Noir
Sourced from all over Baden most of which is on limestone soil and a bit on Keuper. All are either certified or working organically. Vinified 100% whole cluster, fermentation in 800 liter boxes mashed by foot. Aged in oak for...
$53.99
Fries, Daniel 2022 Pinot Noir Vom Schiefer
From the neighbor of nearby Knebel in the schist rich Terassen-Mosel. After stints at De Montille in Burgundy and Lingua Franca in the Willamette Valley, young Daniel came back to the Mosel. The wine has about 20% whole-cluster and sees...
$31.99
Shelter Winery 2022 Baden Spätburgunder
No herbicides or pesticides are used in the vineyards, harvest is done completely by hand. Fermentation is in open top vessels and the wine is then transered into barrel. Very little new oak is used alongside barrels that are up...
$31.99
