Pétillant Naturel, "Restons Dark", Dom. Kumpf et Meyer - NV

Name: Pétillant Naturel, "Restons Dark", Dom. Kumpf et Meyer
Brand: Kumpf et Meyer
SKU: 47048
Price: 32.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 47048 750mL

A skin contact sparkling wine made from Pinot Gris and Pinot Auxerrois. Medium-bodied, with medium tannic structure, this boasts aromas of stone fruits, citrus, and black tea. Pair with tarte à l'oignon.

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Color

White

Vintage

Country

France

Region

Alsace

Producer

Kumpf et Meyer

Grape Variety

Pinot Gris

Pinot Auxerrois

Production Methods

Organic

Orange Wine (Skin Contact)

Organic

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

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Staff Pick Notes

In Alsace, it’s hard to find wine that isn't made at organically or biodynamically farmed vineyard. Yet a new crop of young, Alsatian wine makers are adding low intervention methods to make exciting natural wines. Kumpf and Meyer are at the forefront of this movement. The Restons Dark is a pet nat from Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir whose juice has been macerating on the skins for one week. In the glass it reveals a deep amber/orange color. The nose shows off apples, pears, spice, and dried flowers. On the palate, it has a slick mouthfeel, with flavors of apples, cantaloupe, and white tea. There’s no added sulfur, no disgorging or filtering of sediment. Red Hawk cheese is incredible with this.

- CP

Glossary

Alsace

Located on the eastern border of France, on the west bank of the Upper Rhine, adjacent to Germany and Switzerland, Alsace represents the intersection of two wholly different wine cultures that have given birth to a third. Once part of the Holy Roman Empire, Alsace was gradually put under French sovereignty during the 17th Century and eventually made one of the provinces of France. Yet, as evidenced by the persistece of a dialect of Upper German in the region even today, Alsace's ties to Germany...

Auxerrois

Auxerrois is the name of a low-acid white grape widely planted in Alsace, as well as in Germany and Luxembourg. It is also the name used for the black Malbec grape in Cahors, where it is the principal wine grape. The list goes on: Pinot Gris is known as "Auxerrois Gris" in Alsace, and at one time Chardonnay was called "Auxerrois Blanc" in the Moselle region (though this last term fell into disuse after Chardonnay's huge boom in popularity). Alsatian Auxerrois is used in Crémant d'Alsace, and in...

Pinot Gris

Pinot Grigio is an Italian synonym for the French Pinot Gris variety, but many more people have had Pinot Grigio than a Pinot Gris. At its most basic level, the grape produces varietals that are smooth and easy to drink, and perfect with a huge range of dishes that just beg to be paired with a fresh white wine. There is an entire spectrum of Pinot Gris/Grigio, however, the best of them being subtly aromatic and deeply colored, with formidable structures. Most of Italy's Pinot Grigio is grown in...