Brand Red
Regular price $35.00
Unit price per
Grapes: 40% Pinot Noir, 30% Dornfelder, 25% Cab Franc and 5% Riesling
Region: Pfalz, Germany
Vintage: 2021
Viticulture: Organic + Biodynamic
Soils: Limestone
Vinification: Fermented in stainless steel a la carbonic maceration and bottled early, like a nouveau
Aging: 6 months in bottle
Fining or Filtering: None
Sulfur: None added
Notes from the Importer: The Brand brothers are...electrifying their little town and this forgotten region. And they are doing so with huge smiles, a raucous joy – even downright excitement – in their role as stewards for the land.
It’s a rather curious blend of youthful exuberance, a surplus of energy and an unflappable belief in the future of viticulture in their vineyards, tempered by a maturity that is surprising given their ages (Daniel was born in 1990; Jonas in 1994).
If in some way the brothers, and their unique, crystalline natural wines, seem to have come out of nowhere, there is a context here. Their father, Jürgen, was one of the first advocates for environmentally conscious agriculture, joining an important organic organization in 1994. However, it wasn’t until Daniel came into the winery in 2014 that they made the transition to organic viticulture. Starting with vintage 2018, they are certified organic. They are also pursuing parts of the biodynamic philosophies, with the very real desire to understand and integrate its principles, without necessarily blindly following the ideology. The brothers, for their own parts, have worked with a bevy of “who’s who” producers including Lise and Bertrand Jousset in the Loire, and Alwin Jurtschitsch in Austria’s Kamptal.