Red Fruit, Citrus Fruit, Mineral, and Herbal, Smokey
BODY: Medium
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: High
TANNIN: Medium -
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)
Origin: Rheingau, Germany
Grape Varietals:
Pinot Noir (Pinot Nero)
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WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Potato Salad, Grilled Chicken
ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
You undoubtedly feel like you're in Provence when you sit in Hajo Becker's Rhine Garden. Most of the time the sun shines and the view of the glittering Rhine is unique, the water is not even a stone's throw from your feet. But he had never made a rosé - until the bad weather of 2021 came around the corner and, although there were brilliant Rieslings in the Rheingau, Becker in Walluf did not allow any Pinot Noir production that would have met Hajo's standards.
The selection of the few well-ripe and clean Pinot Noir berries resulted in this pink Rheingauer. You just shouldn't expect a swimming pool rosé, you get a Becker in your glass - and they always have something special.
The color itself is extraordinary, a delicate onion skin pink with very light copper reflections, as slim as it looks, it also smells. Tart wild strawberry, red lemon, salty, wild raspberry, none of it really sweet, but rather herbal and cool. Currant and raspberry bush, a bit of orange zest, also some iodine. The mouth runs salty-berry, racy-dry with a lot of speed over the tongue. A fine tannin structure carries the rosé, slim, spicy, with a trace of salt and acidity that is reminiscent of Riesling, but clearly points to Hajo's prime location, the Walkenberg.
