Sparkling wines
As the oldest sparkling wine producer in the Ruwer Valley, we recognized the Ruwer's potential as a cool climate region early on. All of our Riesling sparkling wines come from our monopole vineyard, the Dominikanerberg. The Dominikanerberg reaches up to 350 meters above sea level and is located in a small side valley. Barren blue slate soil and the cool climate shape the character of our sparkling wines and allow us to harvest the grapes for the base wine relatively late. The grapes are carefully selected by hand and pressed whole bunches. The young wines ferment with natural yeasts, partly in barrels and partly in stainless steel tanks. Our Riesling sparkling wines are aged on the lees for at least 36 months.
We offer two brut nature sparkling wines. Without dosage, these sparkling wines represent the unique terroir of the Ruwer region and the long lees aging process in a special way.
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung describes our 2014 Dominikanerberg Riesling Sekt Prestige brut nature as follows: "Its time had come: The grapes for this 2014 Dominikanerberg Riesling Sekt Prestige brut nature from the C. von Nell-Breuning winery began their journey ten years ago from the winery's monopole site to its cellar in the Ruwer Valley, where they spent almost three years in oak barrels before being bottled and aged for another seven years. The time in the cellar was more than worth it. What a color! What ripeness! What an aroma! In the glass, the light perlage bubbles in the bright amber-colored wine, sending aromas of honey, caramel, vanilla, nuts, and spiciness to the nose, aromas one knows from very, very ripe Riesling. Over time, they have taken over the reins from the fruit aromas. One can still sense the typical Riesling from the Ruwer region, grown on slate, senses the depth and complexity of the grape, but at this moment, it only wants to participate in this decade of aromatic development. This wonderfully ripe Riesling sparkling wine from C. von Nell-Breuning will be fondly remembered."
Our 2015 Dominikanerberg Riesling Brut Nature was ranked third among the best German sparkling wines by Eichelmann.
