Ben says
★★ Great Wine “Cabernet Franc is one of my favourite grape varieties and I am consistently stunned by the quality of German Spatburgunder, aka Pinot Noir. So when I found one of my favourite German producers Oliver Zeter had an estate Cab Franc I got very excited. The wine’s nicely developed, picked from ripe fruit and giving intense notes of dried blackcurrant, cherry and plum. It is fresh, with a smoky bite and red fruit acidity on the finish. It’s soft and easy to drink but, importantly, memorable too. “
KEY POINTS
Varietal Cabernet Franc with 13.0% abv. Made with selected fruit from Zeter’s Hambach and Mussbach vineyards. Matured in clay.
Grown in: Pfalz, GERMANY.
Food Pairing
The richness of the fruit in here demands hearty dishes. Pair Oliver Zeter’s Cabernet Franc with everything from Lasagne to beef and dumplings stew with chunks of crusty bread.
Disclosure & Price
Purchased at retail price and cellared for two years. Find in the UK for circa £27.99 from Hedley Wright Wine Merchants.
Reviewed and tasted: 27/12/2024
About the Producer
Oliver Zeter’s namesake winery was started by Oliver and his brother Christian. The winery was set up in the Pfalz, Germany, in 2007. The vision was to make wines ‘free from the shackles of tradition’ and in their own style, selecting some of the region’s finest grapes for their labels. Later, the brothers began to purchase their own vineyards for a series of estate wines. They are perhaps best known for their Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc white wines.
