Country: Germany
Region: Pfalz
Grape: Chardonnay
A biodynamic Pfalz producer taking cues from the natural Chablis and Jura ouillé or topped-up contingent, as it digs into the terroir of their historic vineyards of mostly red sandstone (buntsandstein). This Chardonnay is unfiltered, salty, savory, slightly oxidative (think Jura wines), aged under flor
From the importer
Three Brothers (and lots of family and friends):
What’s lovely to see at Seckinger is the family and thirsty friends pitching in to help during harvest, and throughout the year. The three Seckinger brothers work on all aspects of the winery, with Lukas and Philipp mostly in the vineyards, and Jonas taking the lead for crafting the wines in the cellar.
Falstaff Magazine says about Jonas Seckinger: You can confidently count him among the protagonists of a precocious and well-trained generation of winegrowers who know exactly what they want: his wines already look amazingly mature and stylish. Seckinger produced his first wine at the age of 17, initially experimenting with an old wooden press in his parents’ garage.
On a recent visit, Jonas wanted to check in on some of Seckinger’s cru bottlings with some of his favourite producers on the table (De Moor, Tissot, Domaine de Saint Pierre). As we tasted at the picnic table outside the family house, his mother and father brought us an impromptu dinner of traditional Leberknödel, Bratwurst mit Sauerkraut. You could see it in Jonas’ eyes, as he oscillated among the wines. He was searching; searching for his wine to move him as much as those other wines on the table did, and searching for what his different vineyards and soils wanted to express. It’s rare to be in the company of someone so young making such stellar wines, and he knowns that his family’s resources were the key.
