Weingut Seeger

Weingut Seeger, Auxerrois, Heidelberger Herrenberg "AS" trocken, 2008

torsten — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:33:50 +0000

Weingut Seeger, Auxerrois, Heidelberger Herrenberg "AS" trocken, 2008

Whenever I drink a lightly (pleasantly!) oaked Chardonnay these days I think of Tom Aikens, a fine restaurant in South West London. I have not been there very often, but single time the sommelier surprised me with an unusual combination of food and wine and also with bringing out my (usually) hidden love for lightly oaked Chardonnay. The wine I have in my glass right now is not a Chardonnay and I am enjoying it at home, without the delight of Tom Aikens' food. Even so, it brings back some good memories. And it is not a Chardonnay, but an Auxerrois. Auxerrois is a relatively unknown and rare grape variety that can be quite similar to Chardonnay and Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc).

torsten Friday, 11/12/2009

Weingut Seeger, Cuvée Anna, 2006

torsten — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:22:43 +0000

Weingut Seeger, Cuvée Anna, 2006

When you have a Bordeaux style French red in your glass and it is actually German, it could very well be Thomas Seeger's Cuvée Anna. I opened a bottle Friday night for a group of friends without telling them what it was and the guesses ranged from Argentinian Cabernet to Syrah or French Malbec. In fact, Cuvée Anna is a blend of Pinot Noir, Schwarzriesling and Lemberger. Lemberger is a grape variety also know as Blaufränkisch (especially in Austria), and is know to create wines with sometimes spicy dark berry flavour, some tannins and good acidity - 'Anna' has all of the above. Schwarzriesling, literally Darkriesling, is also known as Pinot Meunier and is interestingly used in the production of Champagne (although Pinot Noir is much better known in this respect).

torsten Sunday, 22/11/2009

Weingut Seeger, Weißer Burgunder, QbA trocken, 2008

torsten — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:33:39 +0000

Weingut Seeger, Weißer Burgunder, QbA trocken, 2008

After having spent quite some time on the Silvaner grape recently, I felt the need to explore Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc) again, especially as a decent food wine was needed. And as I just heard the the Seeger estate has been accepted into the prestigious club of the VdP (the German association of premier wine estates), it seemed a good idea to open Seeger's basic Pinot Blanc with some food.

torsten Thursday, 12/11/2009